Long History

History is food for the brain. On Long History we split historic source documents into chunks of around ten minutes so you hear about historic events from the people who took part. Our previous series have included first-hand accounts of journeys by Magellan, Drake, Columbus and more. Treat yourself to something nourishing, and listen to real history while you’re doing it.

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Latest series: Virginia 1606-1609

Our latest set of documents here on Long History looks at the early years of North America's first permanent British settlement.

Over 20 episodes, we will listen to the voices of the very people who took part in the earliest colonisation of the US.

Our weekly second series:

Random UK Prime Minister of the Week

Episodes released every Friday.

Past series 

Magellan, Columbus and Vasco da Gama: The Three Main Explorers

Magellan's First Voyage Around the World: 30 episodes

Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus: 30 episodes

The Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 6 episodes

The Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 10 episodes

A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama: 25 episodes

Other Famous Names

Francis Drake's Voyage About the World: 20 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Discovery of Guiana18 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia: 18 episodes

Exploring the Pacific

Forgotten Voyages 1: After Magellan: 10 episodes

Forgotten Voyages 2: The Hunt for the Missing Captain: 5 episodes

Exploring North America

The Southern Unites States in the 1500s: 25 episodes

Florida, Texas and Northern Mexico in the 1500s: 20 episodes

Jacques Cartier's Three Voyages to Canada: 18 episodes

Henry Hudson's Diverse Voyages and Northern Discoveries: 25 episodes

Creating the Philippines' Spanish Colony:

Journey to Colonise The Philippines: 8 episodes

The Philippines’ First Spanish Colony
: 20 episodes

How Manila became Spanish: 5 episodes

Conquering Manila: 5 episodes

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Episodes

Friday May 20, 2022

(7 of 30) When Columbus first saw Cuba on his famous 1492 voyage, where did he think he had found?

Wednesday May 18, 2022

(6 of 30) Columbus continues his voyage around islands that today make up The Bahamas. He likes what he sees.

Monday May 16, 2022

(5 of 30) Columbus and the crew explore some more islands in today’s Bahamas, all the time looking for any hints of gold in the area.

Friday May 13, 2022

(4 of 30) As this section begins, the crew are waiting overnight before exploring the land they have found: the first land they visit in the Americas.

Wednesday May 11, 2022

(3 of 30) The punishing journey continues but the crew are rewarded at the end of this episode when land is sighted.

Monday May 09, 2022

(2 of 30) Tensions rise as the crew make the long voyage into the unknown.

Friday May 06, 2022

(1 of 30) Columbus sets off on his famous 1492 voyage across the Atlantic, a voyage which will change the world.

Wednesday May 04, 2022

A closer look look at Pigafetta’s First Voyage Around the World, listing ten things that surprised Long History about this voyage.

Monday May 02, 2022

The top ten events during the Magellan fleet's first voyage around the world. This episode introduces, and summarises, our series on First Voyage Around the World, the eyewitness account of the Magellan fleet's journey, written by Pigafetta. 

Friday Apr 29, 2022

Part 8 (of 8) of The Journey to Colonise The Philippines. In the final part, having arrived in Cebu in 1565, Legazpi and the fleet decide that they want to stay, taking the area for the Spanish empire and beginning the Spanish colony on The Philippines.

History from the source:

Magellan, Columbus and Vasco da Gama: The Three Main Explorers

Magellan's First Voyage Around the World: 30 episodes



Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus: 30 episodes

The Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 6 episodes

The Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 10 episodes



A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama: 25 episodes

Other Famous Names

Francis Drake's Voyage About the World: 20 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Discovery of Guiana18 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia: 18 episodes

Exploring the Pacific

Forgotten Voyages 1: After Magellan: 10 episodes

Forgotten Voyages 2: The Hunt for the Missing Captain: 5 episodes

Exploring North America

The Southern Unites States in the 1500s: 25 episodes

Florida, Texas and Northern Mexico in the 1500s: 20 episodes

Jacques Cartier's Three Voyages to Canada: 18 episodes

Henry Hudson's Diverse Voyages and Northern Discoveries: 25 episodes

Creating the Philippines' Spanish Colony:

Journey to Colonise The Philippines: 8 episodes

The Philippines’ First Spanish Colony
: 20 episodes

How Manila became Spanish: 5 episodes

Conquering Manila: 5 episodes

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