What is the future of common spaces and community gathering spots in the UK? At a time when so many spaces that once were shared are now either derelict or in private hands, when it can be difficult to find somewhere to gather with friends without buying a latte in order to do so, how might the future be different? How might we rethink our relationship with public space, the land, and each other? Those are the questions that audio producer May Robson set out to answer in a new series for BBC Sounds Audio Lab called Now Here.

What possibilities do podcasts offer as vehicles for radical history? Albert Scharenberg of the Rosalux History podcast discusses.

How might we translate the French Revolution in ways that open it up to the 21st century?

A new collection of Raphael Samuel's essays illuminates 19th century Britain and the politics of "people's history".

What does the accidental death of an anarchist in London in 1894 tell us about forgotten histories of direct action?

What can two different stories of postcolonial archival practices tell us about memory, history-making, and decolonisation?

What can a single image of a lone female protestor tell us about the "Battle of Grosvenor Square" in 1968?

What can we learn from a 45-year-old Swedish manifesto that helped inspire the movement for workers' history?

The political climate greeting refugees to the UK is no longer simply hostile - it is expulsive. David Herd explores.

What lessons might the past hold for migrants seeking childcare in the UK but having No Recourse to Public Funds?