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History"s Heroes

History"s Heroes: the BBC"s breathtaking, high stakes, story-led history podcast feed that shines a light on extraordinary people from across history.Series include "History"s Toughest Heroes" with narration from Ray Winstone, "History"s Heroes" with narration from Historian Alex von Tunzelmann, "History"s Youngest Heroes" with narration from Nicola Coughlan and "History"s Secret Heroes" with narration from Helena Bonham Carter.In History"s Toughest Heroes, Ray Winstone reveals wild, true stories of

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3:59

Trailer

History"s Heroes ·

2025/06/10

Historian Alex von Tunzelmann shines a light on remarkable people from across history. Join her for stories of bold voices, with brave ideas and the courage to stand alone.

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10:15

Introducing... Pretender Prince

History"s Heroes ·

2025/05/16

Jack Lowden presents a compelling drama-documentary series on the rise and fall of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Written by Colin MacDonald with original music by Duncan Chisholm.Part of the Limelight Drama feed - fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.

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29:59

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Ita Ekpenyon and...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/05/06

After twelve weeks of nightly bombings, tensions are running high in London’s air raid shelters. Can warden Ita Ekpenyon stop a riot from breaking out?Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.Contact: historys.heroes@bbc.comA BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Emma WeatherillAssistant Producer: Rachel Oakes Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by

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28:23

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Agent Zo's Leap of...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/04/29

A resistance fighter prepares to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland. If her mission is successful, she could save the lives of thousands of women. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producers: Emma Weatherill and Suniti SomaiyaExecutive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for

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28:44

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Dudley Clarke: The...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/04/22

In Cairo, an eccentric British army officer draws on magic tricks learned from his grandfather in order to fool the Nazis. Will the enemy fall for his illusions?Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producers: Emma Weatherill and Suniti Somaiya Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

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28:12

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Leif Larsen and...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/04/15

A Norwegian sailor carries out more than fifty missions via a secret shipping route between Scotland and occupied Norway. Will the Nazis uncover it?Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Lorna ReaderExecutive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian

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28:46

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: The Night Witches

History"s Heroes ·

2025/04/08

After the outbreak of World War Two, best friends Polina Gelman and Galya Dokutovich are recruited to fly bombers for the Soviet Union. Can they outsmart the Nazis? Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Lorna ReaderAssistant Producer: Rachel Oakes Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

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28:34

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Operation Anthropoid

History"s Heroes ·

2025/04/01

In Prague, two men set out to assassinate one of Hitler’s most high-ranking officers. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: James ShieldAssistant Producer: Rachel Oakes Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

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28:21

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: The Salon Albahari

History"s Heroes ·

2025/03/25

Two apprentice seamstresses find an ingenious hiding place for their Jewish colleagues in wartime Sarajevo. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Lorna Reader Development Producer: Suniti Somaiya Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian

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29:07

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Witold Pilecki:...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/03/18

An undercover Polish operative deliberately sets out to be arrested and sent to Auschwitz. His mission is to tell the world what’s happening inside the walls of the camp. Will he make it out alive?Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Lorna ReaderExecutive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

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28:56

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Curt Bloch and the...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/03/11

Hiding in an attic in the Netherlands, a German Jewish refugee risks his life to create The Underwater Cabaret, a secret, satirical magazine that seeks to ridicule the Nazis. Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: James Shield Assistant Producer: Rachel Oakes Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von

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29:20

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Noor Khan: The...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/03/04

A female agent, codename Madeleine, is sent to the heart of occupied France to transmit messages back to the Allies. Will the Nazis detect her?Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producers: Emma Weatherill and Suniti Somaiya Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio

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2:35

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Trailer

History"s Heroes ·

2025/02/25

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for tales of deception, resistance and courage in History's Secret Heroes, Series 3.

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30:05

History's Youngest Heroes: Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

History"s Heroes ·

2025/02/24

Can 21 year-old Terry Fox, a cancer survivor with a prosthetic leg, run the length of Canada?Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti SomaiyaAssistant Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

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28:34

History's Youngest Heroes: Hans and Sophie Scholl and...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/02/17

With the power of the written word as their weapon, a brother and sister mount a daring campaign against the Nazis.Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti Somaiya Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning

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28:31

History's Youngest Heroes: 10. Vasily Arkhipov and...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/02/10

Deep in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, a young Soviet Naval must make a decision that could either save the world or trigger its destruction.Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti SomaiyaAssistant Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor

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28:31

History's Youngest Heroes: 9. The Grisly World of...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/02/03

An arrogant young man with a passion for dissecting corpses challenges his teachers and changes the course of modern medicine. Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti SomaiyaEdit Producer: Melvin Rickarby Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

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28:35

History's Youngest Heroes: 8. Rani Lakshmi Bai: The...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/01/27

When her kingdom is threatened, a 22-year-old Indian woman takes on the British Empire on horseback, with a sword in each hand.Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti SomaiyaEdit Producer: Melvin Rickarby Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

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28:46

History's Youngest Heroes: 7. The Visionary Julian of...

History"s Heroes ·

2025/01/20

In Norwich, a woman locks herself in a tiny cell for years. Despite limited contact with the outside world, she becomes one of the first women to write in the English language. Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Suniti Somaiya Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex

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28:38

History's Youngest Heroes: 6. Louis Braille: Code Maker

History"s Heroes ·

2025/01/13

After losing his sight in a childhood accident, a young Frenchman invents a tool that will change the lives of blind people around the world. Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Producer: Elaina Boateng Series Producer: Suniti Somaiya Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning

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