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Britain's Interwar Press Barons
In the 1920s and 1930s the ownership of Britain's newspapers concentrated in an ever smaller number of hands. Lords Northcliffe, Rothermere and Beave…
9 years, 8 months ago
The Battle of Tsushima and its aftermath
In 1905 the destruction of the Russian fleet by the Japanese sent political and cultural shockwaves throughout the world. Colonised Asia saw weakness…
9 years, 9 months ago
The Development of the Nazi Concentration Camps
In March 1933 the arrest of thousands of communists, socialists and trade unions saw the birth of Hitler's concentration camp system. However, the id…
9 years, 9 months ago
Western Intellectuals and Mao's China
Why did British, American and European philosophers, writers and journalists embrace Maoism and the violent repression of China after 1949? This podc…
9 years, 9 months ago
Nixon, Ford and Carter 1974-1980
In the mid to late 1970s, faith in politicians and a belief in the moral sanctity of the office of President went into decline in the USA. The Waterg…
9 years, 9 months ago
The British Labour Movement 1880-1914
How did the British Labour Party emerge after 1900, from a wide array of affiliated socialist parties and trade unions? This podcast explores the ori…
9 years, 10 months ago
The Democratic National Convention 1968
In August 1968, during a year of violence and political tension in America, protesters fought a pitched battle in the streets of Chicago with the pol…
9 years, 10 months ago
Antonio Gramsci
Between 1926 and 1937 the Marxist intellectual Antonio Gramsci was imprisoned by Mussolini's fascist government following the dictator's crack down o…
9 years, 10 months ago
East German Anti Semitism 1949
In 1949, following the creation of the Soviet controlled German Democratic Republic, Walter Ulbricht, the German Communist Party leader unleashed a w…
9 years, 11 months ago
MacArthur and Japan
In 1945, following the dropping of two atom bombs on Japan, General Douglas MacArthur became the ruler of the country for six years. He imposed on Ja…
9 years, 11 months ago