Podcast Episodes
Back to Search44. The Legacy of the Ottomans, Queen of the Desert, and giant turbans
Season 2 Episode 24
How did Ataturk view the Ottomans? What is the status of the Ottoman Empire today? Who was Gertrude Bell? And how did Ottomans wear such big turbans?…
3 years ago
43. The Birth of Saudi Arabia
Season 2 Episode 23
A Saud. A Bin Laden. A Philby. They all, along with the discovery of oil and a BBC demon, come together in the birth of the modern state of Saudi Ara…
3 years ago
42. The Fiery End of the Ottoman Empire
Season 2 Episode 22
The Greeks are retreating to Smyrna in the face of Ataturk’s victory. The city, once one of the jewels of the Ottoman kingdom, is set to face devasta…
3 years ago
41. The Rise of Ataturk
Season 2 Episode 21
The First World War is over. There is unrest across Anatolia, exacerbated by the Greek invasion coming through Smyrna. Turkish forces are swelling to…
3 years ago
40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Season 2 Episode 20
The Balfour Declaration was published on the 9th November 1917. It stated the intent of the British government to create a Jewish homeland in Palesti…
3 years, 1 month ago
39. Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab Revolt
Season 2 Episode 19
Often understood through Peter O’Toole’s iconic display, who really was Lawrence of Arabia? His role in the First World War and the Arab Revolt had a…
3 years, 1 month ago
38. Sykes-Picot: Carving up the Middle-East
Season 2 Episode 18
3 characters. 2 nations. 1 disastrous deal. The Sykes-Picot agreement is often blamed as the cause for much of the unrest in the Middle-East today, b…
3 years, 1 month ago
37. The Armenian Genocide: Death Marches
Season 2 Episode 17
The secret orders have been given. The Armenian community is to be destroyed. Ordered to march across the desert, to unsupplied camps in Deir ez-Zor.…
3 years, 1 month ago
36. The Armenian Genocide: Road to the Deportations
Season 2 Episode 16
The Armenian community has ancient, deep roots in Anatolia. But from the late 19th century onwards, violence and forced deportations at the hands of …
3 years, 1 month ago
35. Gallipoli: Death at the Cliff Edge
Season 2 Episode 15
The Great War has begun. The British want to open supply lines through the Black Sea to support their Russian allies. Therefore they must take the Ga…
3 years, 2 months ago