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FRDH Podcast ep2: You Say Want a Revolution! Are You Sure?
Political History: The true price of revolution.
9 years, 8 months ago
FRDH Podcast Ep 1: The First Rough Draft Mission Statement
History keeps happening to me. This first episode is a mission statement for a podcast about all kinds of history. the history I've reported and the …
9 years, 8 months ago
Benedict Spinoza: God Intoxicated Man
Cultural History: A biographical sketch of the philosopher Spinoza and his thought, particularly focused on the relationship between government and …
9 years, 10 months ago
Trump And The Politics Of Paranoia
This draft of history - first b'cast on BBC Radio 4 just before the 2016 primaries - looks at the long history of irrational fear being used by Ameri…
9 years, 11 months ago
British Jihad
First draft of history: my documentary on British Jihadis made a year before the London bombings of 7/7. It won an award from the Overseas Press Club…
10 years, 1 month ago
Topeka Kansas 1993
Draft History: A story recorded in Topeka KS in 1993 about the successes and failures of integration. Part of my Sony Award-winning series Homeward B…
10 years, 11 months ago
Yellow Springs Ohio 1993
This draft of history is from 1993: Race, violence, fear. It was part of my Sony-Award winning series, Homeward Bound. Listen to the voices recorded …
10 years, 11 months ago
Whitman To Woodstock
Whitman to Woodstock was originally made for the BBC on the 25th anniversary of the music festival. It aired on BBC Radio 3 as a Proms interval talk.…
10 years, 11 months ago
Piano Tales: a social history of the Piano
A social history of the piano with lots of interesting facts and lovely playing.
11 years, 2 months ago
FRDH podcast, Episode 7: King's College Choir
A Christmas treat from the FRDH archive. A musical feature about the boy choristers of King's College Choir at Cambridge University. The piece is a …
11 years, 5 months ago