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Beyond the Podcast
Go beyond our Sunday Series podcasts with these curated selections of essential reading from the HistoryExtra and BBC History Magazine archive
- Kev Lochun
Published: December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Beyond the podcast: History's Greatest Leaders
In our new series, entrepreneur Mike Soutar – author of Next Gen CEO and advisor on BBC One’s The Apprentice – talks to eight expert historians about some of the past’s most powerful people. Here, we’ve compiled our picks of the best reading, listening and viewing to help you learn more about each of these leaders, the periods in which they lived, and their lasting legacy
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Beyond the podcast: the Odyssey
To coincide with the release of our podcast series on the the Odyssey, HistoryExtra's Kev Lochun rounds up some essential reads to help you understand more about the ancient Greek world
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In this four-part HistoryExtra series, Professor Adam IP Smith examines how thirteen British colonies became the United States of America. And was independence ever inevitable?
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Beyond the podcastThe World of Cleopatra
How much do you know about the life and cultural afterlife of Cleopatra? To accompany my four-part HistoryExtra podcast series on the ancient Egyptian pharaoh with author and broadcaster Dr Islam Issa, I've compiled a list of essential reading, listening and viewing to help you get to know one of the ancient world’s most formidable figures
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Beyond the podcastThe Black Death
In a three-part HistoryExtra podcast series, Dr Thomas Asbridge explores how the Black Death wreaked havoc in the 14th-century, reshaping trade, culture, and governance. Below, I've picked is some essential reading and listening to deepen your understanding of the plague, from its global origins to cultural echoes
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Beyond the podcastAlfred vs the Vikings
In a four-part HistoryExtra podcast series, Viking expert Dr Eleanor Barraclough traces the struggle between Alfred and the Vikings, from the arrival of the Great Heathen Army in 865 to the decisive battle of Edington and its far-reaching aftermath. Below, find essential reading and listening to dive deeper into this pivotal moment in history
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Beyond the podcastMagna Carta
Want to dig into the drama behind Magna Carta? HistoryExtra’s Emily Briffett gathers together a shelf of essential reads to explore the crisis of King John’s reign, what was really hammered out at Runnymede in 1215, and why this medieval peace treaty grew into one of the most influential documents in the history of rights and government – and much more...
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Beyond the podcastElizabeth I
Want to know more about Elizabeth I and her remarkable reign? Rachel Dinning rounds up essential reads to explore her early life, rise to power, court intrigues, and the legacy that made her one of England’s most iconic monarchs.
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Beyond the podcast: Pompeii
Want to know more about the story of Pompeii and its destruction in AD 79? HistoryExtra's Kev Lochun rounds up some essential reads to help you understand more about what happened when Vesuvius erupted, what life was like in Roman towns, and how the Roman world responded to the disaster
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Beyond the podcast: Jane Austen
Want to know more about Jane Austen, her novels and the period she lived in? Lauren Good has curated a selection of essential reading from the HistoryExtra and BBC History Magazine archive to help you explore more about Austen and her life.
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Beyond the podcast: Nuremberg
Want to delve further into the Nuremberg trials and the fall of the Nazi regime? HistoryExtra’s David Musgrove rounds up some essential reading, listening and viewing to help you navigate the campaign to bring the Third Reich’s criminals to justice
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Beyond the podcastThe Gunpowder plot
Want to delve further into the world of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot? HistoryExtra's Danny Bird rounds up some essential reading to help you explore the religious tensions, political intrigue and lasting impact of this infamous act of treason
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Kev LochunDigital editor (audience and video)
Kev Lochun is digital editor (audience and video) at HistoryExtra
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