BBC History Magazine Subscription Offers

Checked on 29 Oct 2026 · How we find offers

BBC History Magazine, now called HistoryExtra, is Immediate Media's monthly history magazine, 13 issues a year. No discount code is needed for today's prices: iSubscribe sells 12 issues in print and digital for £49.99 (48% off its £95.88 shop price) or 13 digital issues for £45.99, Magazine.co.uk sells 13 print issues for £49.99, and Pocket Mags a digital year for £49.99.

Where to buy BBC History Magazine with an offer

Offers from shops that sell BBC History Magazine, each checked on the shop's own site on the date shown.

Pocket Mags

Read HistoryExtra's digital edition (formerly BBC History Magazine) for 99p for your first month with Pocket Mags Plus+, which includes it and over 750 other titles, then £9.99 a month; cancel any time.

No end date givenChecked 29 Oct on pocketmags.com

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iSubscribe

Get 13 digital issues of HistoryExtra (formerly BBC History Magazine) for £45.99 at iSubscribe, against £64.87 in single digital issues at £4.99: about £3.54 an issue, by card, PayPal or gift card, delivered by email through Zinio.

No end date givenChecked 29 Oct on isubscribe.co.uk

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Pocket Mags

Save 52% on a year of HistoryExtra's digital edition (formerly BBC History Magazine) at Pocket Mags: 13 issues for £49.99 against £103.87 in single issues at £7.99, billed yearly and renewing unless cancelled in My Account at least 24 hours before the year ends.

No end date givenChecked 29 Oct on pocketmags.com

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iSubscribe

Save 48% on 12 issues of HistoryExtra (formerly BBC History Magazine) at iSubscribe: 12 months in print and digital for £49.99 by card, PayPal or gift card, against the £95.88 shop price; delivery included.

No end date givenChecked 29 Oct on isubscribe.co.uk

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Magazine.co.uk

Free UK delivery on every Magazine.co.uk magazine subscription: delivery is included in the subscription price, with no minimum spend (only a posted gift card costs £2.99).

No end date givenChecked 29 Oct on magazine.co.uk

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iSubscribe

Free standard delivery on every iSubscribe order: delivery is included in the price of every magazine, newspaper and subscription box subscription.

No end date givenChecked 28 Oct on isubscribe.co.uk

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Who qualifies for a discount

Students: The pages we read on iSubscribe, Magazine.co.uk and Pocket Mags mention no student discount on BBC History Magazine (HistoryExtra).Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct
NHS staff: The pages we read on iSubscribe, Magazine.co.uk and Pocket Mags mention no NHS or Blue Light discount on BBC History Magazine (HistoryExtra).Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct

BBC History Magazine at a glance

Where to buy: iSubscribe sells it as History Extra: 12 months (12 issues) in print and digital for £49.99 by card, PayPal or gift card, against a shop price of £95.88; and 13 digital issues for £45.99 through Zinio.Shop BBC History Magazine at iSubscribe · iSubscribe offersRead on isubscribe.co.uk, 29 Oct; Magazine.co.uk sells it as HistoryExtra in print: a 1 Year Subscription (13 issues) for £49.99 by card, or the same as a 1 Year Christmas Gift Subscription, with instant digital access to the latest issue.Shop BBC History Magazine at Magazine.co.uk · Magazine.co.uk offersRead on magazine.co.uk, 29 Oct; Pocket Mags sells its digital edition as History Extra Magazine: £49.99 a year (13 issues), £4.99 a month, or £7.99 a single issue; Pocket Mags Plus+ includes it from 99p for the first month.Shop BBC History Magazine at Pocket Mags · Pocket Mags offersRead on pocketmags.com, 29 Oct
Delivery: Delivery is included in the price at iSubscribe and Magazine.co.uk. The first print issue takes 4 to 6 weeks from iSubscribe and 2 to 6 weeks from Magazine.co.uk.Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct
Free delivery: Free UK delivery on every BBC History Magazine (HistoryExtra) print subscription at iSubscribe and Magazine.co.uk.Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct
Loyalty scheme: iSubscribe Rewards gives 5 points per £1 spent (250 points on the 12-month subscription) and 250 points, worth £2.50, for joining.Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct
New name: BBC History Magazine is now called HistoryExtra: Magazine.co.uk lists it as 'HistoryExtra Magazine (formerly BBC History)', and the December 2026 cover reads 'History Extra'. Immediate Media still publishes it.Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct
Issues a year: 13 a year, according to Magazine.co.uk and Pocket Mags. iSubscribe's print term is 12 months with 12 issues.Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct
Shop price: £7.99 an issue, iSubscribe's cover price (£95.88 for 12 issues). A single digital issue is £7.99 at Pocket Mags and £4.99 at iSubscribe (Zinio).Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct
Renewal: Pocket Mags' digital subscriptions renew at the same price unless cancelled in My Account up to 24 hours before the term ends, and Plus+ carries on at £9.99 a month after its 99p first month. The 12-month subscriptions at iSubscribe and Magazine.co.uk are paid by card, and their pages say nothing about renewing.Source: pocketmags.com, read 29 Oct
Digital edition: Sold apart from print at Pocket Mags (£49.99 a year or £4.99 a month) and iSubscribe (£45.99 for 13 issues, through Zinio); iSubscribe's 12-month print offer is listed as print and digital. Magazine.co.uk doesn't sell the digital edition, but adds instant access to the latest digital issue to a print order.Source: pocketmags.com, read 29 Oct
Subscriber extras: Magazine.co.uk says a print subscription includes the HistoryExtra app, with the HistoryExtra podcast ad-free, and the members' area of HistoryExtra.com.Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct
Gift subscriptions: Magazine.co.uk sells a 1 Year Christmas Gift Subscription (13 issues, £49.99) that starts with the first issue after Christmas, with a free e-card to send. At iSubscribe, answer 'Yes' to 'Is this subscription a gift?', send a free iCard, and from mid-October to December ask for it to start after 25 December.Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct
Cancelling: iSubscribe refunds in full if you cancel within 48 hours of ordering; after that, cancellation and any refund are up to the publisher. Magazine.co.uk cancels within seven working days of the order if it hasn't reached the publisher; after that, contact the publisher.Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct

How the calculator works: an example

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How to subscribe to BBC History Magazine (HistoryExtra)

Pick an offer above: each one names the store it's from, and its button opens that store's page for the magazine, which is now listed as HistoryExtra or History Extra.
Choose print or digital. iSubscribe sells 12 months (12 issues) in print and digital, or 13 digital issues delivered by email through Zinio; Magazine.co.uk sells a 1 Year Subscription (13 print issues) or the same as a 1 Year Christmas Gift Subscription; Pocket Mags sells a digital year, a month at a time, or Pocket Mags Plus+ for 99p for the first month.
Pay by card (iSubscribe also takes PayPal and its gift cards). The prices shown need no code. The first print issue arrives in 4 to 6 weeks from iSubscribe or 2 to 6 weeks from Magazine.co.uk; a digital issue is ready at once.
Pocket Mags subscriptions renew until you cancel them in My Account, at least 24 hours before the term ends. For a print order, iSubscribe refunds in full within 48 hours and Magazine.co.uk cancels within seven working days if the order hasn't gone to the publisher; after that, the publisher decides.

BBC History Magazine shopping FAQs

How much is a BBC History Magazine subscription?

On 29 Oct 2026, a year cost £49.99 at each store we read: 12 issues in print and digital at iSubscribe, 13 print issues at Magazine.co.uk, or 13 digital issues at Pocket Mags, with delivery included for print. iSubscribe puts the shop price of 12 issues at £95.88 (£7.99 an issue).

Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct

What is the cheapest BBC History Magazine subscription?

Digitally, iSubscribe's 13 issues for £45.99 (through Zinio) was the cheapest year we found, about £3.54 an issue; Pocket Mags Plus+ costs 99p for the first month, then £9.99 a month unless you cancel. In print, Magazine.co.uk's 13 issues for £49.99 work out a little cheaper per issue than iSubscribe's 12 for the same price.

Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct

Is BBC History Magazine now called HistoryExtra?

Yes. The stores now sell it as HistoryExtra (Magazine.co.uk says 'formerly BBC History'), and the December 2026 cover reads 'History Extra'. It is still published monthly by Immediate Media, 13 issues a year.

Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct

Is there a BBC History Magazine subscription discount or discount code?

No discount code is needed: the subscription prices show on each store's page, such as 48% off the shop price of 12 issues at iSubscribe. The pages we read on iSubscribe, Magazine.co.uk and Pocket Mags showed no code for the magazine, and Magazine.co.uk says discount codes can't be combined with any other promotion.

Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct

Can I give a BBC History Magazine subscription as a Christmas gift?

Yes. Magazine.co.uk sells a 1 Year Christmas Gift Subscription (13 issues, £49.99) that starts with the first issue after Christmas, and you can send a free e-card. At iSubscribe, say the subscription is a gift at checkout, send a free iCard, and from mid-October to December ask for it to start after 25 December. The pages we read give no last order date for Christmas.

Source: magazine.co.uk, read 29 Oct

Is there a BBC History Magazine digital subscription?

Yes. Pocket Mags sells a year of the digital edition (13 issues) for £49.99 or £4.99 a month, and iSubscribe sells 13 digital issues for £45.99 through Zinio. Magazine.co.uk sells print only, with instant access to the latest digital issue when you subscribe.

Source: pocketmags.com, read 29 Oct

How do I cancel or renew a BBC History Magazine subscription?

A Pocket Mags subscription renews until you cancel it in My Account, at least 24 hours before the term ends. For print, iSubscribe refunds in full within 48 hours of ordering and Magazine.co.uk cancels within seven working days; after that the publisher, Immediate Media, handles cancellations and refunds.

Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct

When will my first issue of BBC History Magazine arrive?

A print subscription starts with the next available issue: allow 4 to 6 weeks from iSubscribe and 2 to 6 weeks from Magazine.co.uk, which also gives instant digital access to the latest issue while you wait. A digital subscription can be read straight away.

Source: isubscribe.co.uk, read 29 Oct