Aspects of History

Zeb Baker-Smith

Topics: Books · Politics · History

No. 198 in Arts▼52

Aspects of History interviews historians and authors on the past – from the ancient world right up to the modern day. In each episode, we seek to get to the bottom of a story or scrutinise a figure from history. There are bonus episodes too, from current events to anniversaries.

Latest episodeBattle: The Moments that Transformed Warfare from Ancient Greece to Ukraine with Iain MacGregorOctober 31, 2026 · 45 min

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Latest episodes

1. Battle: The Moments that Transformed Warfare from Ancient Greece to Ukraine with Iain MacGregorOctober 31, 2026 · 45 min
2. War or Peace?: The United States and China, 2026–2049 with Tim HamesOctober 23, 2026 · 39 min
3. The Kop: A Fan’s History of Football’s Most Famous Stand with Brian ReadeOctober 19, 2026 · 46 min
4. Flying Pianos: The Eccentric Birth of British Aviation with Charles SpicerOctober 16, 2026 · 40 min
5. Napoleon and his Marshals: Victory, Rivalry, Betrayal with Andrew RobertsOctober 9, 2026 · 43 min
6. ⁠Plunder: The Last of the War in Europe, 1945⁠ with Max HastingsOctober 2, 2026 · 40 min
7. The House of Cromwell with Miranda MalinsSeptember 28, 2026 · 61 min
8. The Aspects of History Film Club: Pressure with Giles Milton and Henry ThackraySeptember 25, 2026 · 44 min
9. Deep into the Sixties: Britain 1965–66 with David KynastonSeptember 21, 2026 · 41 min
10. Empire at the Edge of the World with Giles MiltonSeptember 18, 2026 · 43 min

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