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Welcome to The History Playlist - updated every Wednesday.
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Anne Bonny and Mary Read: real-life pirates of the Caribbean
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
17 Jul 2026,·60 mins
Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley: Series 2
43. Catharine Murphy - Money Maker
Lucy Worsley meets Catharine Murphy, a coining counterfeiter in 1780s London.
27 May 2025,·29 mins
Stiff Upper Lip - Do Brits have emotions?
Exploring the stereotype that Brits don’t show their emotions.
16 Jul 2026,·34 mins
Archive: Coffee
Misha Glenny picks a classic episode from the In Our Time archive: the history of coffee
16 Jul 2026,·56 mins
Althea Gibson
The first black tennis player to win Wimbledon is the choice of Professor Devi Sridhar.
17 Aug 2021,·28 mins
Xuanzang Levels Up
A 10,000-mile journey from China to India and back in search of lost knowledge.
19 Aug 2025,·28 mins
Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Japanese bronze mirror
Neil MacGregor with a bronze mirror from a sacred pond in Japan.
23 Jun 2010,·14 mins
Ignorance
2. The Limits of Knowledge
Rory Stewart makes a radical case for embracing ignorance.
11 Jul 2024,·28 mins
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