From silent movies and golden age glamour to the blockbusters of the late 20th century, film historian Mark Glancy answers your questions on Hollywood history

Martin Williams discusses the Sahara’s surprisingly verdant history, revealing how it was once home to lakes, rivers, humans and hippos

<p>One hundred years ago, in 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter made one of the most spectacular discoveries in the history of archaeology, when he unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. In the first episode in our new series on the life, death and legacy of the iconic pharaoh, Toby Wilkinson and Okasha El Daly tell Ellie Cawthorne about the hunt for the boy king’s tomb – which had lain undisturbed for more than 3,000 years – and the controversies sparked by the discovery.</p><br><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-extra-plus-specials/id1569637306?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Leanda de Lisle traces the life of Stuart queen Henrietta Maria, interrogating the myth that she was a rotten royal consort

James Vincent uncovers the long and surprisingly fascinating history of measuring things

Hakim Adi describes how Pan-African activist Alice Kinloch travelled across Britain, revealing the brutality of the South African diamond mining industry

Professor Catriona Pennell answers listener questions on the poetry of the First World War

Iain MacGregor reveals how the unpublished memoirs of a German officer shed fascinating new light on the battle of Stalingrad

Danièle Cybulskie takes a closer look at the medieval monastic lifestyle and explores whether it can offer any lessons for today

Sarah Churchwell discusses the controversial legacy of Gone With The Wind and what it can reveal about American history and culture today

Professor Mark Cornwell discusses the history of treason, exploring how the definition of ‘traitor’ has changed through the centuries

Marc Morris chronicles the impressive life of the controversial medieval saint St Wilfrid

Stephen Tuffnell answers listener questions on the gold rushes that captivated the imaginations of hoards of prospectors in the 19th century

Dr Kimberly Welch reveals what legal records can tell us about the lives of black people in the Antebellum South

In the final episode of the series, David Musgrove wraps up what we’ve learnt from our experts about how Britain moved out of the orbit of the Roman empire in the 5th century. He also considers how some modern parallels might help us get a handle on what life was like for those living at the time, and looks forward to some exciting possibilities for future research.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Philip Freeman discusses the life of the brilliant Carthaginian general who almost brought Rome to its knees

Geoffrey Roberts explores the life and career of Josef Stalin through his vast book collection

Joyce Tyldesley explores how ancient Egyptian Queen Tiye’s story has been neglected, despite her fundamental role within her dynasty

Dr Anwesha Roy answers listener questions on the 1947 partition of India, which divided British-ruled India into two independent countries

David Hendy discusses some of the scandals that have surrounded the BBC across the past two decades – both new and historical

In this episode, we talk to Dr Sam Leggett, an expert in archaeological bone analysis, about the latest fascinating research with stable isotopes, to find out what the bones of burials from the 5th century can tell us about how much people were moving around and what they were eating in post-roman Britain <br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Christopher Goscha explores the conflict between the French empire and Ho Chi Minh’s Vietnamese army that followed WW2

Emma Smith delves into the fascinating history of books, revealing how their pages can be dangerous as well as magical

Jerry Brotton considers the life and legacy of geologist and cartographer Marie Tharp, uncovering her major role in mapping the ocean’s floor

Bill Sillar answers listener questions about the mighty South American empire