Ben Henderson

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215 appearances 4 recordings 4 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5 Jul

Ben Henderson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Radical · Can Britain Change Its Ways on Housing? (Your Radical Questions with Shiv Malik) · 22 Jun 2026 podcast

Well, in our new podcast, Here for the History, we're investigating how stories from the past shape everyday life today.

You're Dead to Me · Why do British people love tea? (from Here For The History) · 19 Jun 2026 podcast

And I'm Ben Henderson.

But before it arrives, we're delighted to be able to pop into this feed and tell you about our new history podcast, which I hope you'll like too.

Yes, we'll uncover the origin stories behind the traditions, stereotypes and beliefs that make up everyday life.

Why we speak the way we do, why football is our national sport, who came up with the package holiday…

It's a riveting tale.

And if you want to hear more unusual origin stories, listen and subscribe to Hear for the History on BBC Sounds.

You can also watch us on our YouTube channel.

Hello, I'm Ben Henderson.

So Alice, obviously I spend most of my free time with my nose in your best-selling history books.

Thank you.

But I think the first time I came across you was when you posted a video online to your legions of followers about some black railings on the street in London which looked slightly misshapen, am I right?

Yeah, it's fascinating.

I love that.

And I saw it was even written up in the papers, you know, national news.

Ah, well, it's funny you should say that, Alice, because that's exactly what we're doing on our brand new podcast, isn't it?

Here for the history.

Yes.

So we'll be finding out things like how English turned into the language we speak today and how the suit became every man's uniform and even where the weekend came from.

So to you listening, we're here for the history.

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