
HistoryExtra
Immediate Media
Weekly deep cuts into overlooked lives and events, from Lady Jane Grey to Olaf Tryggvason.
Why we picked this
We picked HistoryExtra for its refusal to treat the past as a collection of simple costumes and dates. The show pairs academic historians with rigorous interviewers who push past standard textbook narratives. Each conversation treats historical eras as complex webs of politics, material culture, and social pressure. We favor feeds that respect the listener's intelligence over sensationalism, and this podcast delivers granular, primary-source-driven inquiry week after week. The back catalog rewards anyone looking for durable, meticulously researched historical context.
Recent episodes

Was Napoleon III the world's first populist leader?
Sep 10, 202655 min

The Bayeux Tapestry blockbuster at the British Museum
Sep 8, 202645 min

The secrets of our DNA
Sep 7, 202638 min

What's it like to live in a royal palace?
Sep 6, 202636 min

Roman kings: myth, memory and the making of power
Sep 3, 202641 min

Philip Augustus: the Plantagenets’ greatest rival
Sep 1, 202650 min

Laura Ingalls Wilder: life of the week
Aug 31, 202646 min

How bullies shaped 19th-century America
Aug 30, 202642 min

Is there a royal sex scandal hidden in plain sight in the Bayeux tapestry?
Aug 29, 202644 min

Did Britain really 'keep calm and carry on' in WW2?
Aug 27, 202646 min

Did the Catholic Church support Hitler?
Aug 25, 202652 min

Frida Kahlo: life of the week
Aug 24, 202653 min
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