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.

Every week throughout the summer, we’ll release a new episode or Hall of Fame bonus. This season, you’ll hear about a forgotten singer-songwriter, a woman who listened to victims of torture and the first female bodybuilding world champion. We also dig deep into questions of ‘history’, ‘myth’ and ‘genius’, tell a tragic tale of love in the midst of death and give you collabs with the award-winning It’s A Continent and History Daily podcasts.

Just click on the menu to reboot your sense of history.