History of War
A STRATEGIC HISTORY
For centuries, this critical yet tiny city has sat at a crossroads of world trade, and has suffered under numerous conflicts to the present day
6 min |
Issue 148
History of War
LAST FLIGHT OF THE AIR CAVALRY?
Originally supplanting paratroops as a means of delivering soldiers precisely onto the battlefield, air assault became the standard for strategic planning in the Cold War. But as air threats have escalated, has peer-on-peer conflict made the tactic obsolete?
4 min |
Issue 148
All About History UK
BELIEVABLE LIES: THE MISFITS WHO FOUGHT CHURCHILL'S SECRET PROPAGANDA WAR
How fake news, fibs and subterfuge helped win WWII
1 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
OPERATION OVERLORD HAD FAILED?
The D-Day landings in WWII saw the Allies breach 'Fortress Europe', but could their failure have led to a Nazi victory?
5 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD
Can one of cinema's great directors wrestle this sweeping tale into submission where others failed?
1 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
THE GOLD: SERIES 2
The fallout of one of the largest robberies in British history continues in this thrilling drama
2 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
DISCOVERING PARIS
A selection of some of the city's most significant historic landmarks
4 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
THE LEGEND OF EL SANTO
THIS MASKED MEXICAN WRESTLER AND NATIONAL HERO LEAPT FROM THE RING ONTO THE BIG SCREEN. BUT WHO WAS HE?
8 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
REBUILDING HIROSHIMA
Eighty years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the resurrection of one of its cities remains remarkable
9 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
LIFE IN THE ARCTIC
A new British Museum exhibition explores indigenous culture in the icy north
1 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
CITY OF FOOD
David Downie explains why, for centuries, Paris has been a go-to destination for cuisine of all kinds
4 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
THUNDER AND FURY NORSE GODS
Uncover the secrets of the Viking pantheon and their powerful influence on the world
10+ min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
THE MYSTERY OF HISTORY'S LOST TOMBS
Missing for centuries, where are the final resting places of some of history's greatest figures?
10+ min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
HUMAN HISTORY ON DRUGS
A lively myth-busting book that will inspire Gen Z
2 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
THE BETRAYALS LÜ OF BU
Soldier, politician, and traitor, Lü Bu became one of the most powerful figures in China
6 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
BALTIMORE
Relations between Britain and its former colonies had been prickly ever since the United States won its independence, and there were many friction points between the two nations.
10+ min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
FOR THE LOVE OF Codpieces
When skirts, tights and frills were the hallmarks of masculinity
9 min |
Issue 158
All About History UK
CROQUE MONSIEUR
CLASSIC TOASTED SANDWICH, PARIS, LATE-19TH CENTURY – PRESENT
2 min |
Issue 158
Best of British
You Cannot Be Serious
Time is being called on Wimbledon's line judges, reports Paul Williams
4 min |
July 2025
Best of British
Making a Marc
David Rudman of Port Kennedy, Western Australia, Australia remembers:
3 min |
July 2025
Best of British
The Chippy Tour
John Greeves meets the man who has visited 131 fish and chip shops in 15 months
4 min |
July 2025
Best of British
BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER
BoB's very own Time Lord shares his memories of Wimbledon and how he played against a supercharged septuagenarian who could show Rod Laver a thing or two
2 min |
July 2025
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Clever Clogs
Far from being a northern stereotype, clogs were affordable footwear once worn across the country, as Nina Hoole finds out
6 min |
July 2025
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POSTCARD FROM BLACKPOOL
Bob Barton sees the light and discovers a place where the history, traditions and humour of the seaside are maintained in spades
6 min |
July 2025
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Much More Than Music and Movement
Derek Lamb tunes into the history of BBC School Radio
4 min |
July 2025
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A TRUE SPORTSMAN
Colin Allan profiles Roger Taylor who kept the flag flying for British men's tennis during the late 1960s and early 70s
5 min |
July 2025
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LIQUID GOLD
Roger West digs down into the history of drilling for oil in Derbyshire
7 min |
July 2025
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Top of the Form
Simon Stabler talks to a star of Please Sir! and The Fenn Street Gang
9 min |
July 2025
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Old Memories in New Brighton
Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers:
3 min |
July 2025
Best of British
Two-wheeled Tearaways
Trevor Gehlcken of Totnes, Devon remembers:
4 min |