Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 23rd February to 1st March

24th February 1999 - The Metropolitan police force was branded "institutionally racist" by the Macpherson Report which examined the murder of the black teenager, Stephen Lawrence.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 16th - 22nd February

16th February 1959 - Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 9th to 15th February

13th February 1258 - Five centuries of Abbasid rule ends when Baghdad falls to the Mongols.

Presented by Jane Steel and Ron Brown.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 2nd to 8th February

7th February 1974 - British Prime Minster Edward Heath calls a snap general election as the country grapples with a miners’ strike and an energy crisis.

Presented by Viji Alles and Jane Steel.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 26th January to 1st February

27th Jan 1945 - The liberation of Auschwitz.

1st Feb 1884 - The first fascicle of The Oxford English Dictionary 'A-Ant' is published

30th Jan 1972 - Bloody Sunday

Presented by Jane Steel and Ron Brown

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 19th to 25th of January.

20th Jan 1265 - The first English Parliament met at Westminster Hall.

24th Jan 1961 - A US Air force plane carrying two Hydrogen bombs broke up mid-air over North Carolina.

19th Jan 1903 - A new bicycle race was announced "Tour de France".

Presented by Caroline Nicholls and Ron Brown.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 12th to 18th January

16th January 1547 - Ivan The Terrible becomes the first Tsar of Russia.

16th January 1950 - The first edition of "Listen With Mother" is broadcast on the BBC Light Programme.

17th January 1921 - The first public performance of the illusion of sawing a person in half is given at Finsbury Park Empire.

Presented by Ron Brown and Viji Alles.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 5th to 11th January

5th January 1066 - Death of Edward the Confessor leading to a succession crisis.

11th January 1922- Leonard Thompson is the first patient to receive an insulin injection for diabetes.

5th January 1971 - The first One Day International cricket match is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Presented by Jane Steel and Viji Alles.

As The Archers celebrates its 75th anniversary, This Week In History takes a look at the development of the drama, and we hear what life was like in Britain in January 1951.

How did rationing affect everyday life? What else were people listening to on the wireless? And how did Barwick Green, a song from 1924, come to be chosen as The Archers theme tune?

Produced by Amanda Litherland

You can find plenty more fascinating Archers history and archive by listening to The Archers Podcast on BBC Sounds.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.

This week: 29th December to 4th January

31st December 1600 - Queen Elizabeth I grants The East India Company a Royal Charter.

Presented by Ron Brown and Jane Steel.