Podcast Episodes
Back to Search22. Byzantium and the Rise of the Turks
Season 2 Episode 2
The lights are dimmed. A hush has fallen. The curtain is rising.
Season two of Empire is here. Our topic? The Ottoman Empire. In the opening episode…
3 years, 1 month ago
21. The Ottoman Empire
Season 2 Episode 1
How did an Empire that stretched over thousands of miles and over half a millennium impact the world we live in today? William and Anita explain the …
3 years, 1 month ago
20. Nationhood, the Indian constitution, and the railways
Season 1 Episode 20
Join William and Anita for the second part of this week’s special question time bonanza where they answer all of your queries. In this episode they d…
3 years, 1 month ago
19. Federal India, indentured labour, and naked yogis
Season 1 Episode 19
This week, Anita and William are doing two episodes in which they answer all of your questions about Empire. Join William and Anita today as they dis…
3 years, 1 month ago
18. The Empire Implodes
Season 1 Episode 18
In the finale of our series on the British in India, William and Anita are joined by Sathnam Sanghera. With him they discuss the legacies of the Empi…
3 years, 1 month ago
17. Rishi Sunak's Ancestry: Indians in East Africa
Season 1 Episode 17
In this episode, Anita and William are joined by Mahmood Mamdani to discuss the East African Indian diaspora. How did Indians come to live in East Af…
3 years, 2 months ago
16. Partition
Season 1 Episode 16
The line has been drawn. India and Pakistan have been divided. Mountbatten and Radcliffe have left. But how will ordinary people caught up in this ge…
3 years, 2 months ago
15. The Last Viceroy of India
Season 1 Episode 15
In this episode, Anita and William are joined by Alex von Tunzelmann to discuss Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India. Listen in to hear …
3 years, 2 months ago
14. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Season 1 Episode 14
Listen as William and Anita discuss the life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. They will discuss the pivotal role he played in the creation of Pakistan, his ri…
3 years, 2 months ago
13. The Patient Assassin
Season 1 Episode 13
Join William and Anita as they discuss the life of Udham Singh, who is as much man as he is myth. Coming from nothing, he killed a leopard with a kni…
3 years, 3 months ago