Distinguished historian, Anne Sebba, has written a full biography of Wallis Simpson, the most vilified woman of the twentieth century. ‘That woman’, as she was referred to by the Queen Mother,...

The power of English - and the ‘English of Power’, as the language extends its influence from Court to Edinburgh.

Melvyn Bragg goes to Edinburgh and the house of John Knox, the...

Tim Pigott-Smith presents a unique audio snapshot of the history of the Twentieth Century.Released in ten volumes, 'Eyewitness' provides a rare opportunity to hear the history of the 20th...

From the BBC Radio 4 series presented and written by Nick Robinson that explores how prime ministers have used their power and responded to the great challenges of their time and how they made the...

Sir Winston Churchill’s greatest speeches digitally remastered, selected and introduced by his grandson Winston S. Churchill.Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during...

The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. 'Wonderful... This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for...

Alistair Cooke’s most momentous radio Letters from the 1980s.

Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for over fifty years in his weekly Letter from...

The final programme in the series considers the future of English dialects.

In the last programme in the series Melvyn looks at Standard English. He is joined by Lynda Mugglestone,...

Peace at last, after Lloyd George declared it had been 'the war to end all wars', would surely bring relief and a renewed sense of optimism? But this assumption turned out to misplaced as people...

A 15-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the origins of the Post Office, how it became a cherished national institution, and how it adapted to globalisation and commercialisation. It's called Royal...

James Naughtie, in this major Radio 4 series, uncovers the roots of our music, revealing how composers and performers, princes, patrons and chance happenings built a classical tradition that has...

Vasily Grossman, author of Life and Fate, was transformed by his experiences as a war correspondent. Following the shock invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Grossman volunteered for front...

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.'Eyewitness' provides a rare and fascinating...

Professor Amanda Vickery is one of the most charismatic historians in Britain today. In 'A History of Private Life' she reveals the intimate secrets of life at home, from the Tudor mansion to the...

Having seen Europe with a rucksack on his back and a youthful spring in his step twenty years earlier, Bill Bryson decides to make a sentimental journey back to that familiar territory - to savour...