short history series on bbc radio

There have been some different perspectives on world history coming from BBC radio lately:

Is 'Plato to Nato' actually true? How has the myth of the West and its exclusively European origins been built and maintained? A brilliant and rigorous interpretation of history that reflects the diversity of ideas and figures in the West. Using the lives of historical figures from ancient Greece to present day, historian Naoise Mac Sweeney interrogates the idea of the West and its claims to Greco-Roman lineage.

BBC Radio 4 - The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Sociologist Jonathan Kennedy explores how, from earliest history, infectious diseases have impacted human society, politics and economics

BBC Radio 4 - Pathogenesis: How Germs Made History by Jonathan Kennedy

Reflecting on some of the most difficult stories he's reported on, BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen look at the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth.

BBC Radio 4 - Frontlines of Journalism

Twenty years ago a US-led coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. The UK was America's main partner. For many it remains a war based on a lie. So why did it happen? Why was Washington so fixed on regime change in Iraq? And why did the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, commit the UK to taking part? The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera seeks to find new answers to why the war happened and what it meant.

BBC Radio 4 - Shock and War: Iraq 20 Years On

Matthew Syed traces the history of a term that's now synonymous with our era of angry debate.

BBC Radio 4 - Woke: The Journey of a Word

There have been plenty of great radio documentaries focussing on history from BBC radio:

BBC Radio 4 - A History of the World in 100 Objects

A History of the World in 5 Minutes (BBC Radio 4) - YouTube

With more coming up this year:

15 Best BBC History Podcasts You Must Follow in 2023

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