I am enjoying the ‘A Short History Of….’ podcast on BBC Sounds. They are about an hour long, largely straight history, with little bits of story

I especially liked the ep’s on Tolkien, the Mongols, the real Robinson Crusoe, the Famine, the Colloseum and, of course Stonehenge

A Short History Of…

A collage of historical figures, an astronaut, and iconic landmarks forms a globe around the text "Short History of..." with "NOISER" at the top.