diff --git a/dspy/clients/base_lm.py b/dspy/clients/base_lm.py
index 5247dda718..07b751c323 100644
--- a/dspy/clients/base_lm.py
+++ b/dspy/clients/base_lm.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ def copy(self, **kwargs):
 
         return new_instance
 
-    def inspect_history(self, n: int = 1):
-        return pretty_print_history(self.history, n)
+    def inspect_history(self, n: int = 1, verbose: int = 0):
+        return pretty_print_history(self.history, n=n, verbose=verbose)
 
     def update_global_history(self, entry):
         if settings.disable_history:
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ def update_global_history(self, entry):
 
 def inspect_history(n: int = 1):
     """The global history shared across all LMs."""
-    return pretty_print_history(GLOBAL_HISTORY, n)
+    return pretty_print_history(GLOBAL_HISTORY, n=n, verbose=verbose)
diff --git a/dspy/primitives/program.py b/dspy/primitives/program.py
index f39cc89126..20f666b6eb 100644
--- a/dspy/primitives/program.py
+++ b/dspy/primitives/program.py
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ def map_named_predictors(self, func):
             set_attribute_by_name(self, name, func(predictor))
         return self
 
-    def inspect_history(self, n: int = 1):
-        return pretty_print_history(self.history, n)
+    def inspect_history(self, n: int = 1, verbose: int = 0):
+        return pretty_print_history(self.history, n=n, verbose=verbose)
 
     def batch(
         self,
diff --git a/dspy/utils/inspect_history.py b/dspy/utils/inspect_history.py
index 10333c4eb0..c555e46fb8 100644
--- a/dspy/utils/inspect_history.py
+++ b/dspy/utils/inspect_history.py
@@ -10,16 +10,71 @@ def _blue(text: str, end: str = "\n"):
     return "\x1b[34m" + str(text) + "\x1b[0m" + end
 
 
-def pretty_print_history(history, n: int = 1):
-    """Prints the last n prompts and their completions."""
+def _yellow(text: str, end: str = "\n"):
+    return "\x1b[33m" + str(text) + "\x1b[0m" + end
 
-    for item in history[-n:]:
+
+def _magenta(text: str, end: str = "\n"):
+    return "\x1b[35m" + str(text) + "\x1b[0m" + end
+
+
+def flatten_dict(d: dict, parent_key: str = "", sep: str = ".") -> dict:
+    """Recursively flattens a nested dictionary."""
+    items = []
+    for k, v in d.items():
+        new_key = f"{parent_key}{sep}{k}" if parent_key else k
+        if isinstance(v, dict):
+            items.extend(flatten_dict(v, new_key, sep=sep).items())
+        else:
+            items.append((new_key, v))
+    return dict(items)
+
+
+def pretty_print_dict(data: dict):
+    """Pretty prints a given dictionary, flattening nested dictionaries and
+    coloring keys and values differently."""
+    try:
+        flattened_data = flatten_dict(data)
+
+        for key, value in flattened_data.items():
+            if value:
+                print(f"{_yellow(key, end='')}: {_green(repr(value), end='')}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred during pretty printing: {e}")
+
+
+def pretty_print_history(history, n: int = 1, verbose: int = 0):
+    """Prints the last n prompts and their completions.
+
+    Args:
+        history (list): A list of dictionaries containing the history of prompts and completions.
+        n (int): The number of most recent entries to print. Defaults to 1.
+        verbose (int): Verbosity level.
+    """
+
+    for index, item in enumerate(history[-n:]):
         messages = item["messages"] or [{"role": "user", "content": item["prompt"]}]
         outputs = item["outputs"]
         timestamp = item.get("timestamp", "Unknown time")
 
-        print("\n\n\n")
-        print("\x1b[34m" + f"[{timestamp}]" + "\x1b[0m" + "\n")
+        print("\n")
+        print(_magenta("History entry: ", end="") + _green(f"{index + 1}"))
+        print(_blue(f"[{timestamp}]"))
+
+        if verbose > 0:
+            usage = item["response"].get("usage")
+            if usage:
+                print(_blue(f"Usage"))
+                pretty_print_dict(usage.to_dict())
+                print("\n")
+            if hasattr(item["response"].choices[0], "message"):
+                response_message = item["response"].choices[0].message
+                if hasattr(response_message, "reasoning_content"):
+                    reasoning = response_message.reasoning_content
+                    if reasoning:
+                        print(_blue(f"Reasoning"))
+                        print(_green(reasoning.strip()))
+                        print("\n")
 
         for msg in messages:
             print(_red(f"{msg['role'].capitalize()} message:"))
@@ -60,4 +115,5 @@ def pretty_print_history(history, n: int = 1):
             choices_text = f" \t (and {len(outputs) - 1} other completions)"
             print(_red(choices_text, end=""))
 
-    print("\n\n\n")
+        print("-" * 50)
+    print("\n\n")