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The Murder of Matteotti
When the Italian Socialist Giacomo Matteotti was assassinated in 1924, parts of the nation were united in outrage, strongly suspecting that their Pri…
11 years, 10 months ago
The Balfour Declaration
Why did the British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour give an assurance to Britain's Zionists that there would be a Jewish homeland in Palestine in 19…
11 years, 11 months ago
Mussolini and the March On Rome
How did Benito Mussolini manage to be appointed Prime Minister in 1922? This podcast explores the details of his rise to power from relative obscurit…
11 years, 11 months ago
The Origins Of Italian Fascism
What are the origins of Italian Fascism? In order to understand Fascism as a concept we have to delve into the 19th Century history of the country. T…
12 years ago
British Labour History in the 19th Century
A general overview of the development of the trade union movement from the 1830s to the eve of the First World War. What factors led to the radicalis…
12 years, 2 months ago
The WWII origins of the Vietnam War
How did the fall of France, the invasion of the Soviet Union and Pearl Harbour have bearing on the fate of Vietnam? This podcast explores not only t…
12 years, 2 months ago
Trotsky In Mexico
One of the more overlooked aspects of the history of Soviet Communism is the last years of Trotsky's life at Coyoacan in Mexico. This podcast explore…
12 years, 3 months ago
Japan's First Defeats 1942-43
Japan enjoyed spectacular military successes from December 1941 to February 1942, but from May to November that year was dealt a series of defeats th…
12 years, 5 months ago
The Five Year Plans and the Stakhanovites
The Five Year Plans involved and immense bureaucratic effort to industrialise Russia on a massive scale. Beyond the massive cost to the Russian peopl…
12 years, 5 months ago
The Fellow Travellers
Why did so many western intellectuals decide to offer their support to the Soviet Union in the 1930s? Writers like George Bernard Shaw, Freda Kirchwe…
12 years, 5 months ago