Podcast Episodes

Gorbachev | Shutting Down the Cold War | 2

Episode 14

With the levers of power now in his control, Gorbachev steps out on the international stage with one aim: to avoid a nuclear war. He forges a new relationship with US President Reagan, but will it be…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Gorbachev | The Boy from Stavropol | 1

Episode 13

Shaped by the brutality of the Stalin regime, Gorbachev’s childhood was one of poverty and hardship. But the communist system also works to his strengths, and allows him to reach the very top. All al…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Introducing: Black History, For Real

A 109 year old Black woman fights for reparations for her neighborhood that was burned to the ground when she was a child. The first woman on to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List was a Black Panth…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Picasso | Drawing Lessons | 4

Episode 12

A bombshell memoir by a former lover annoys and embarrasses Picasso in his final years. But it is only half a century after his death that his misogyny is seen as truly problematic. And leaves many n…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Picasso | The Weeping Woman | 3

Episode 11

Death is ever more present in Picasso’s work, as horrific events in his home country inspire him to create one of the defining paintings of the 20th century. Meanwhile his own mortality weighs on him…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Picasso | The Muse | 2

Episode 10

Picasso finds inspiration in an unlikely setting and changes art forever. He also finds his first muse, then his second... and then his third - leaving a trail of suffering behind him.

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Picasso | Bullfights, Brothels & Bohemia | 1

Episode 9

His father wants him to become a great classical painter, but teenage Pablo Picasso has other ideas. He joins the heady bohemia of Barcelona and Paris, where tragedy transforms his art and puts him o…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Cecil Rhodes | Must Rhodes Fall? | 4

Episode 8

More than a century after Rhodes' death students in South Africa and Britain thrust his name back into the spotlight. Should statues of colonialists like him be torn down? And, in Africa, how is Rhod…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Cecil Rhodes | A Brooding Spirit | 3

Episode 7

Rhodes deals with the fallout from the Jameson Raid as questions about his conduct reach the British parliament. He finds a new cause to further his ambition but years of ill-health are starting to c…

Published on 2 years ago

Cecil Rhodes | The Rise of Rhodesia | 2

Episode 6

Rhodes dashes back to Kimberley to be with his dying friend. He then redoubles his colonial efforts, using ruthless tactics to trick the indigenous population out of their land. But an ill-fated sche…

Published on 2 years ago