Podcast series
Browse our series of podcasts that take deeper explorations of fascinating subjects, from the medieval mystery of the Princes in the Tower to more than 100 episodes on 'Everything you wanted to know…'
What was it like to do your business in a Roman communal toilet? Why was the devil thought to lurk in medieval privies? Did constipation turn Henry VIII into a tyrant? And how did Victorian sewers revolutionise Britain’s cities? In this four-part mini-series, HistoryExtra’s David Musgrove heads down the u-bend in the company of leading historical experts to see what we can learn from the most universal of all experiences: going to the loo.
With their radical demands for votes for women, the suffragettes shook up Edwardian Britain. But their campaign for equal rights would see them not just rallying crowds with speeches and marching on the streets, but setting fire to politicians’ homes and planting bombs in public places. Find out more about the dramatic story of the suffragette campaign over six episodes.
D-Day: Land, Air and Sea
D-Day: Land, Air and Sea, a three-part podcast series from HistoryExtra, tells the story of 6 June 1944 from the perspectives of the soldiers, sailors and airborne troops who served. Featuring interviews with WW2 experts Saul David, Nick Hewitt and Giles Milton, as well as gripping eyewitness testimonies, the episodes cover the main events of Normandy invasion and their legacy today.
