The History Hour

A podcast by BBC World Service - Saturdays

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438 Episodes

  1. The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'

    Published: 4/4/2025
  2. The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela

    Published: 3/29/2025
  3. The history of space travel

    Published: 3/22/2025
  4. The Americans with Disabilities Act and the invention of GPS

    Published: 3/15/2025
  5. The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'

    Published: 3/8/2025
  6. Discovering the haemoglobin structure and the Nellie massacre

    Published: 3/1/2025
  7. Death of a language and the world’s longest kiss

    Published: 2/22/2025
  8. Great speeches from around the world

    Published: 2/15/2025
  9. Cult films and a 'rockstar' philosopher

    Published: 2/8/2025
  10. The 'Wolf Children' of World War Two and China's TV lessons

    Published: 2/1/2025
  11. Back to 1995

    Published: 1/25/2025
  12. World War Two on film and Africa's landmark lifestyle magazine

    Published: 1/18/2025
  13. The Charlie Hebdo attack and the art of decluttering

    Published: 1/11/2025
  14. The Boxing Day tsunami, and Alexa’s creation

    Published: 1/4/2025
  15. German traditions and cooking for presidents

    Published: 12/28/2024
  16. Referendums and cannibalism

    Published: 12/21/2024
  17. Panama and the 'Purple Heart Battalion'

    Published: 12/14/2024
  18. Women making a mark

    Published: 12/7/2024
  19. 'Mozart of chess’ and the deepest man-made hole in the world

    Published: 11/30/2024
  20. The Siege of Yarmouk and Iran's 'house churches'

    Published: 11/23/2024

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