The History Podcast Podcast
NEW: Sixty Years of Hurt with David Baddiel. What do eleven young men tell us about what it means to be English?
Episodes to download
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6. A Sea of Screws—Escape from the Maze
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Knowing they have strength in numbers, the Prison Officers seize their chance.
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5. Freedom's Gate—Escape from the Maze
Fri 19 Jul 2024
The prisoner's are flying blind as they encounter the biggest obstacle to the escape.
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4. The Incident—Escape from the Maze
Thu 18 Jul 2024
A forensically planned sequence of events is about to be triggered.
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3. Toast—Escape from the Maze
Wed 17 Jul 2024
IRA inmates gather a key piece of intelligence as a charm offensive begins on the wings.
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2. Thinking Big—Escape from the Maze
Tue 16 Jul 2024
The British government wants a line to be drawn but the IRA has sensed an opportunity.
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1. H is for Hatred—Escape from the Maze
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Eight prison blocks of hatred shaped like the letter 'H'.
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1. The Big Secret—D-Day: The Last Voices
Mon 27 May 2024
1/5 The most ambitious amphibious invasion in history begins as the Allies prepare to depart.
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9. Designing the Future—Shadow War: China and the West
Thu 23 May 2024
Control of technology is a key battleground.
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8. Pulling the Strings—Shadow War: China and the West
Wed 22 May 2024
Claims of Chinese political interference in the west.
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6. Under Pressure—Shadow War: China and the West
Mon 20 May 2024
How universities have come under pressure over free speech.
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5. All That Glitters—Shadow War: China and the West
Fri 17 May 2024
How Britain and China launched a Golden Period.
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4. Who鈥檚 Listening?—Shadow War: China and the West
Thu 16 May 2024
The battle over who controls communications.
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3. The Break-In—Shadow War: China and the West
Wed 15 May 2024
A mysterious robbery leads to suspicions about the theft of intellectual property.
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2. The Canary in the Coalmine—Shadow War: China and the West
Tue 14 May 2024
How the Himalayas became the front line for a cyber war.
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1. The Escape—Shadow War: China and the West
Mon 13 May 2024
A near miss in the skies over the South China Sea.
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Trailer—Shadow War: China and the West
Thu 9 May 2024
Gordon Corera looks at the growing tensions between China and the West.
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Trailer—Two Nottingham Lads
Thu 11 Dec 2025
1/4 How two British men from Nottingham end up on opposite sides of the war in Ukraine.
