Never mind world wars or revolutions, it's time to do the really important history - how did Christmas singles become... more

It is compulsory or a man of John's age to do one episode on the Second World War. But fascists... more

How a few hungry wolves hanging around outside the caves led to Paris Hilton's embarrassed chihuahua wearing a tiara and... more

With the BBC celebrating it's centenary, we explore how the corporation came into existence, out of a chaotic broadcasting free-for-all.... more

Angela has read yet another book about East Germany (this one by Philip Oltermann) and explains how it was believed... more

The incredible story of Ray Hill who in the 1970s underwent a massive change of heart and switched from fascist... more

How are group of clever young graduates working in a shed in Cambridge discovered a powerful new weapon that became... more

How self-inflicted economic disasters and endless sleazy scandals made a Conservative government massively unpopular. Imagine it. Hosted on Acast. See... more

The women-only peace camp that became the focus of the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s and inspired a whole new... more

In a life that began in the Weimar Republic and outlived the Berlin Wall, Ursula Kuczynski spied for Communism all... more