Extraordinary Stories of Britain
 - A British History Podcast - 

Christopher Marlowe was the great writer of the 1580s.   The Elizabethans flocked to his plays.   But Kitt’s life was shrouded in...

Seven extraordinary stories of animals in Britain.  From performing pigs, to hero pigeons.  From war elephants to bears who appeared in...

Discover the fascinating history of Christmas traditions on our Christmas history podcast.  Who invented the Christmas card?  Why do we...

This British history pocast tells the story of the eight months of misery and resistance known as The Blitz. From September 1940 to May...

We tell the story of the life of Charles Dickens in this British history podcast   When  Dickens was 12, his  father was imprisoned in...

This British History podcast tells the story of Bedlam - Britain's oldest psychiatric insitution

In 1665 the bubonic plague devastated England.  But the remote Derbyshire village of Eyam seemed safe from infection -  until a tailor...

In this fun and facinating British history podcast, we begin our story in Seven Stars.  Is this the oldest boozer in London?   It’s...

Another round in our investigation of the history of beer We go back to Roman Britain, to hear about the first known tavern in Britain. ...

The history of Beer.  From Britain’s first brewer,  to ancient  ales made with psychedelic plants.     From rules on Viking drinking...

The History of Sewerage Podcast.

A special British history podcast telling the stories of cats and their owners during WW2. We use newsreel, newspaper clips and...

We have been living with cats for thousands of years. This fun British history podcast tells the story of our feline friends: from...

This British History Podcast brings to life the Great Fire of London: dramatising the stories of the people caught up in the worst...

In our latest British history podcast, we tell the story of William Shakespeare's life in London. In the 1580s, William Shakespeare left...

For a thousand years, British kings and queens have been crowned at Westminster Abbey. In this British history podcast, we tell the story...

This British history podcast tells the story of Jack Sheppard. Three hundred years ago, Britain’s first celebrity was not a royal, not an...

This British history podcast tells the story of Newgate Jail. London’s most notorious prison. For over 600 years, one building in the...

For our Stonehenge podcast we are the monument for the winter solstice. Walking the ancient pathway from Durrington Walls, to the...

Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, and novelist. She was also a spy. Behn was probably born in 1640 in Canterbury – home to...