History programmes available on BBC iPlayer 2013-05-22T20:21:20Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/categories/factual/history/radio/list BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00c0ny8 2013-05-22T14:39:54Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00c0ny8/Cosmic_Quest_Plumbing_the_Depths/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b00c0ny8_150_84.jpg" alt="Cosmic Quest: Plumbing the Depths" /> </a> </p> <p> The science of astrophysics began 300 years ago but rocketed in Victorian times. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01sj1t6 2013-05-22T07:06:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sj1t6/Making_History_21_05_2013/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01sj1t6_150_84.jpg" alt="Making History: 21/05/2013" /> </a> </p> <p> Helen Castor is joined by leading historians to discuss the latest historical research. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00byr2l 2013-05-21T14:31:17Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00byr2l/Cosmic_Quest_The_Celestial_Police/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b00byr2l_150_84.jpg" alt="Cosmic Quest: The Celestial Police" /> </a> </p> <p> Heather Couper looks at planet hunter Johann Bode, who patrolled the dark cosmic alleyways </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p018d8jg 2013-05-22T05:08:07Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p018d8jg/The_Documentary_Egypt_s_Challenge_Far_From_Cairo/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/p01961nz/p018d8jg_150_84.jpg" alt="The Documentary: Egypt’s Challenge – Far From Cairo" /> </a> </p> <p> What impact has the revolution had on rural life outside of Cairo? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00byr2j 2013-05-20T14:25:02Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00byr2j/Cosmic_Quest_A_Planet_Called_George/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b00byr2j_150_84.jpg" alt="Cosmic Quest: A Planet Called George" /> </a> </p> <p> William Herschel attempted to chart the cosmos using a homemade telescope. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p01836s1 2013-05-22T04:29:19Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01836s1/The_Documentary_Egypt_s_Challenge_Men_in_Uniform/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/p018wktw/p01836s1_150_84.jpg" alt="The Documentary: Egypt’s Challenge – Men in Uniform" /> </a> </p> <p> Can Egypt’s police force rebuild its reputation and will the army stay out of politics? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00j0hb9 2013-05-19T11:25:09Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j0hb9/The_Early_Music_Show_Art_and_Early_Music_Month_The_Gardens_of_the_Villa_dEste/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b00j0hb9_150_84.jpg" alt="The Early Music Show: Art and Early Music Month: The Gardens of the Villa d'Este" /> </a> </p> <p> Catherine Bott explores the gardens of Cardinal Ippolito II's Villa d'Este. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00byr2g 2013-05-17T14:26:57Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00byr2g/Cosmic_Quest_A_Comets_Tale/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b00byr2g_150_84.jpg" alt="Cosmic Quest: A Comet's Tale" /> </a> </p> <p> Heather Couper considers how Edmund Halley went about calculating the orbit of a comet. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01sgtyq 2013-05-19T14:40:16Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sgtyq/Ceud_Bliadhna_Comhla_ri_Martainn_Domhnallach/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01sgtyq_150_84.jpg" alt="Ceud Bliadhna: Còmhla ri Martainn Dòmhnallach" /> </a> </p> <p> Dè bh' anns na naidheachdan air a' Ghaidhealtachd o chionn 100 bliadhna? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01sdw1m 2013-05-18T14:50:54Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sdw1m/Book_of_the_Week_Perilous_Question_The_Drama_of_the_Great_Reform_Bill_1832_Episode_5/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01sdw1m_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832: Episode 5" /> </a> </p> <p> Reform of Britain's voting system wins the day, and the bill becomes law. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01sczmt 2013-05-22T05:09:24Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sczmt/Twenty_Minutes_I_Predict_a_Riot/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01sczmt_150_84.jpg" alt="Twenty Minutes: I Predict a Riot" /> </a> </p> <p> Ivan Hewett explores the myths that surround the first performance of The Rite of Spring. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00byr2d 2013-05-16T16:55:23Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00byr2d/Cosmic_Quest_A_Matter_of_Some_Gravity/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b00byr2d_150_84.jpg" alt="Cosmic Quest: A Matter of Some Gravity" /> </a> </p> <p> Isaac Newton's mathematical brilliance put the basic laws of physics on a firm foundation. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01sdnkj 2013-05-17T13:33:25Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sdnkj/Book_of_the_Week_Perilous_Question_The_Drama_of_the_Great_Reform_Bill_1832_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01sdnkj_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> Voting changes are blocked by the Lords, so anger and unrest spill onto the streets. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01sdnkg 2013-05-22T05:07:01Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sdnkg/In_Our_Time_Cosmic_Rays/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01sdnkg_150_84.jpg" alt="In Our Time: Cosmic Rays" /> </a> </p> <p> Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss cosmic rays. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:p0188d2n 2013-05-22T04:27:34Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0188d2n/Assignment_Romario_Tackles_Brazil/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/p018z4pz/p0188d2n_150_84.jpg" alt="Assignment: Romario Tackles Brazil" /> </a> </p> <p> A profile of Romario - Brazil's footballing bad-boy turned politician </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01sdmct 2013-05-16T16:46:25Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sdmct/Book_of_the_Week_Perilous_Question_The_Drama_of_the_Great_Reform_Bill_1832_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01sdmct_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> The bill to reform the voting system goes through the Commons but is blocked by the Lords. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01ndm5l 2013-05-22T05:17:02Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ndm5l/The_Peoples_Songs_Are_Friends_Electric_A_Dystopian_Vision/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/p00z6x0z/b01ndm5l_150_84.jpg" alt="The People's Songs: Are 'Friends' Electric? - A Dystopian Vision" /> </a> </p> <p> Numan's bleak dystopian vision struck a chord with the nation's disenfranchised youth. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01fng0r 2012-05-11T19:48:42Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fng0r/Titanic_Letters_Episode_12/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01fng0r_150_84.jpg" alt="Titanic Letters: Episode 12" /> </a> </p> <p> Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01fnft7 2012-05-11T19:48:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fnft7/Titanic_Letters_Episode_11/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01fnft7_150_84.jpg" alt="Titanic Letters: Episode 11" /> </a> </p> <p> Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01fnfrk 2012-05-11T19:48:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fnfrk/Titanic_Letters_Episode_10/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01fnfrk_150_84.jpg" alt="Titanic Letters: Episode 10" /> </a> </p> <p> Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01fm72l 2012-05-11T19:48:29Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fm72l/Titanic_Letters_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01fm72l_150_84.jpg" alt="Titanic Letters: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01fm5kq 2012-05-11T19:48:29Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fm5kq/Titanic_Letters_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01fm5kq_150_84.jpg" alt="Titanic Letters: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b01fm59q 2012-05-11T19:48:22Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01fm59q/Titanic_Letters_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b01fm59q_150_84.jpg" alt="Titanic Letters: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Ciaran Hinds introduces a series of letters written 100 years ago by Titanic passengers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b012wds2 2012-05-19T10:45:18Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012wds2/Russia_The_Wild_East_Series_2_The_Doctors_Plot/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b012wds2_150_84.jpg" alt="Russia: The Wild East: Series 2: The Doctor's Plot" /> </a> </p> <p> Communism's star rises, but Stalin dies before he can carry out his next round of purges. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b012wzp8 2012-05-19T00:20:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012wzp8/Russia_The_Wild_East_Series_2_The_Brezhnev_Years/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b012wzp8_150_84.jpg" alt="Russia: The Wild East: Series 2: The Brezhnev Years" /> </a> </p> <p> Brezhnev begins the decline that leads to the collapse of the USSR. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b012r99s 2012-05-19T10:44:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012r99s/Russia_The_Wild_East_Series_2_The_Iron_Curtain/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b012r99s_150_84.jpg" alt="Russia: The Wild East: Series 2: The Iron Curtain" /> </a> </p> <p> East and West divide up Europe, Russia develops the bomb and the Cold War begins. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b012wxy4 2012-05-19T10:46:10Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012wxy4/Russia_The_Wild_East_Series_2_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Khrushchev/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b012wxy4_150_84.jpg" alt="Russia: The Wild East: Series 2: The Rise and Fall of Khrushchev" /> </a> </p> <p> Khrushchev puts Gargarin into space but will resign in ignominy. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b012wjcx 2012-05-19T10:45:35Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012wjcx/Russia_The_Wild_East_Series_2_The_Secret_Speech_Scramble_for_Power/"> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/episode/b012wjcx_150_84.jpg" alt="Russia: The Wild East: Series 2: The Secret Speech/Scramble for Power" /> </a> </p> <p> Khrushchev denounces Stalin's record as Stalin's henchmen vie to take his place.. </p>