Black history podcast episodes
Browse our archive of HistoryExtra podcasts on black history, from the Victorians to the song Amazing Grace
Miranda Kaufmann tells the little-known stories of several Africans who resided in 16th-century England
As the UK marks Black History Month, three expert historians discuss whether the focus on black history sparked by 2020's global protests has been maintained
Maria Smilios recounts the remarkable story of the black nurses of Staten Island who were on the frontlines of finding a cure for tuberculosis
Meg Foster unpicks the shadowy legend of the 19th-century Australian bushranger known as ‘Black Douglas’
From political agitators and artist’s muses to composers, sailors and the goddaughter of the queen herself, John Woolf shares the stories of black people in Victorian Britain
Stephen Bourne chronicles the rise of black theatre in Britain, from 19th-century Shakespearean actors to ground-breaking playwrights
Dr Kimberly Welch reveals what legal records can tell us about the lives of black people in the Antebellum South
Tony Warner discusses some of the real historical figures depicted in the new Netflix western The Harder They Fall
Hannah Cusworth answers listener questions on black British history – from Cheddar Man, to the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott
Stephen Bourne discusses the experiences of Britain’s black community during the Second World War
Kerri K Greenidge explores the life and career of the pioneering black newspaperman William Monroe Trotter
Kehinde Andrews discusses his new book, Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century, and offers his opinions on issues including Black History Month, reparations for…
Preeti Dhillon discusses the thousands of black and Asian Britons that campaigned against racism between the 1960s and 1980s
Professor James Walvin tells the story of Amazing Grace, the hymn that was written by a one-time slave trader and ballooned to become a global phenomenon
Christienna Fryar reveals the longer history of British-Caribbean relations that predates the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks on 22 June 1948
Hannah Cusworth reflects on a landmark moment in the campaign for racial equality in Britain