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In this episode we discuss Tantric Buddhism. Also: King John and the siege of Rochester.

Historical television retains tremendous power, potency, and great potential for educating and entertaining millions.

What was the original purpose of an idea now threatened by a dire need for housing?

New publications and recent developments in the field.

The civilisation that arose in the Indus valley around 5,000 years ago was only discovered in the early 20th century. Andrew Robinson looks at what we know about this extraordinary culture.

From Aristotle to El Alamein, via the Silk Road and Charlemagne's vast empire, ten leading historians tell us about their best books from 2015.

In the wake of the Paris attack, the world is reminded of the strong republican self-image that has been central to the course of modern French politics.

Seconded to central Africa following the outbreak of the Second World War, John Cadbury became a master of logistics in one of the world’s toughest environments, as David Birmingham reveals. 

Inspirational schoolmaster who became a leading scholar of 18th-century Europe.