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Autumn 1973 Ep 1:  Chilean Coup
Autumn 1973 Ep 1: Chilean Coup

Turning Point in History: The Chilean coup and the end of anti-war activism. First of five essays on Autuman 1973 broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

11 years, 11 months ago

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Suicide Watch
Suicide Watch

The Cost of History: the surge in suicides among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4

12 years ago

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WHAT IS A NATION? pt. 4 Germany
WHAT IS A NATION? pt. 4 Germany

National History: Germans' constant attempt to answer the question "What is the German Nation?" has been one of the driving forces of history in the …

12 years, 1 month ago

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WHAT IS A NATION? pt3 Bosnia-Herzegovina
WHAT IS A NATION? pt3 Bosnia-Herzegovina

National History: I have never witnessed the birth of a nation, but I have attended the death of one, Yugoslavia.

12 years, 1 month ago

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WHAT IS A NATION? pt. 2 Kurdistan
WHAT IS A NATION? pt. 2 Kurdistan

National History: The story of the Kurds, the largest ethnic group in the world without a "nation-state" of their own.

12 years, 1 month ago

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WHAT IS A NATION? pt 1 Northern Ireland
WHAT IS A NATION? pt 1 Northern Ireland

National History: When does a "tribe" become a "nation"? The case of Ulster's protestants or the Scotch-Irish as they are called in America

12 years, 1 month ago

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WHAT IS A NATION? pt 5 From the ashes of Empires
WHAT IS A NATION? pt 5 From the ashes of Empires

National History: Europe - what is "the" nation? What is the "nation-state"?

12 years, 2 months ago

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Faith Without God pt 2: Becoming Religions Anyway
Faith Without God pt 2: Becoming Religions Anyway

Cultural History: Buddha, Confucius and the first Greek taught man was responsible for his own fate not the gods. But then something strange happened…

12 years, 3 months ago

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Faith Without God, pt 1
Faith Without God, pt 1

Cultural History: Buddha, Confucius and the first Greek philosophers all lived at precisely the same time. They were the first to say that man, not G…

12 years, 3 months ago

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