Podcast Episodes

289. Medieval India’s Game of Thrones (Part 1)

Season 22 Episode 2

Who were the Cholas who ruled in South India from the 9th century? How was a Hindu symbol of a Chola queen the inspiration behind the Christian hymn “Lord of The Dance”? What was the Medieval Indian …

Published on 13 hours ago

288. Suez Crisis: The End of The British Empire (Part 5)

Season 21 Episode 5

How did the Suez Crisis end? Why did the Suez Crisis mark the end of the Anglo-American “special relationship”? And was it Egypt or India that marked the nail in the coffin of the British Empire?

Wil…

Published on 2 days, 13 hours ago

287. Suez Crisis: Lies, Cyanide Pills, & Soviet Tanks (Part 4)

Season 21 Episode 4

Who was Dulles Airport named after and why was he instrumental in de-escalating the Suez Crisis? Why did Nasser order cyanide pills for his military generals during the crisis? How did the Egyptians …

Published on 1 week ago

286. Suez Crisis: Hungary Revolts & Britain Bombs Egypt (Part 3)

Season 21 Episode 3

What did the Queen think about Britain’s humiliating failures in Suez in 1956? Why did France and Britain not inform their American allies of the invasion? What was simultaneously going on in Hungary…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

285. Suez Crisis: The Secret Meeting Between Israel, Britain & France (Part 2)

Season 21 Episode 2

Why did France & Britain secretly collude with Israel against Egypt? What did America think was going on in Suez? Why did the Soviets think the US was behind an uprising in Hungary?

William and Anita…

Published on 2 weeks ago

284. Suez Crisis: The British Imperialist vs The Arab Nationalist (Part 1)

Season 21 Episode 1

How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956? Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser? Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in t…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

283. Partition: East Pakistan Becomes Bangladesh (Part 6)

Season 20 Episode 6

How did Bangladesh separate from Pakistan in 1971? When did India and Pakistan go from sharing intelligence to being at the brink of nuclear war? Why did George Harrison from the Beatles organise a c…

Published on 3 weeks ago

282. Partition: The Birth of The Kashmir Conflict (Part 5)

Season 20 Episode 5

What happened to the 565 princely states within British India when it became independent from the empire? How are the current conflicts in Balochistan and Kashmir linked to the partition of the princ…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

281. Partition: Why Was India Split In Two? (Part 4)

Season 20 Episode 4

Why was the Partition of India and Pakistan so rushed in 1947? How did Partition divide everything from stationery to army boots in a matter of weeks? And how do South Asians today grapple with the m…

Published on 4 weeks ago

280. Partition: The Creation of Pakistan (Part 3)

Season 20 Episode 3

Why did Jinnah initially accept that Pakistan could be part of an Indian Federation? When did Jinnah start to push for Pakistan to be independent from India? What was Direct Action Day in 1946, and h…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago