Podcasts: history

Spotlight's deputy editor, Claudine Weber-Hof, is here to tell us about something special in our November issue: the Travelogs booklet about Georgetown, in Washington, DC.

In our History section this month, we look at the life of a man who helped make Hollywood what it is today: the famous director Cecil B. de Mille. Listen as Inez Sharp reads the beginning of Mike Pilewski's article.

In our World View section, we give you up-to-date information from around the world. Listen in to this month's story called "Changing attitudes". It is about changing attitudes to mixed-race marriages in the United States.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible translation. Let’s listen now to two passages from the King James Bible, read by David Case from Britain.

The Old Farmer's Almanac proves that information for farmers doesn't have to be boring, as we learn in this week's podcast.

Robin Hood or killer? That’s the question in our History section this month, where we’re learning about the famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. As you listen to the excerpt, try to answer the questions.

One of the most violent episodes in the Northern Ireland conflict was Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. On that day, soldiers of the British army confronted Catholic demonstrators in the city of Londonderry. Thirteen of the demonstrators were shot and killed.

Doug Bolduc from the US is here with me in the studio today to read an excerpt from our travel feature on Colorado. The west is still wild in this part of the country — but it's not always quite what you expect.

In our travel feature this month, we visit England's great cathedrals. In the podcast, we are going to visit Canterbury cathedral for a story of intrigue and murder. David Creedon is here to tell you the story of Thomas à Becket.

With Christmas just around the corner, our focus for this week’s podcast is the popular story A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens in 1843. David Ingram reads an excerpt from the piece.