Welcome to Trapped History, where we tell the stories of the forgotten – of people who have been ignored by the history we’ve been taught in school

It’s history for the curious, it’s grown-up history, complex difficult history. It’s history for you.

We have just been recognised with a gold award for the best history podcast and a silver for the best indie show by the Signal Awards – which recognises the podcasts that define culture. We couldn’t be more chuffed!

SEASON 7

Charlene White on Windrush

Claire Thomson on war recipes

Joe Dunthorne on family history

Jocelyn Bell on Nobel science

SEASON 7

Fiona Keating on Chinatown

Madame Phuong on Vietnam

Sathnam Sanghera on India

Christina Wade on Peg Plunkett

Michaela Strachan on the Peaks

Habib Hajallie on Halls of Fame

Mark O’Connell on queer Bond

Alex Renton on slave owners

A black and white photo of a man sitting with his head resting on his hand, looking thoughtful. He has short hair and is wearing a dark collared shirt. There is a typewriter and a small object on a table in the background.

“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them”

James Baldwin

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