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Harold Wilson's Government 1964-70
Harold Wilson was Britain's Prime Minister from 1964-1970, a period in which optimistic visions of a new country faltered and faded. By the end of th…
11 years, 5 months ago
Europe In 1945
At the end of the Second World War Europe was devastated, starving and in chaos. Millions of refugees and displaced persons were dependent on the Uni…
11 years, 5 months ago
The Yalta Conference
by February 1945 The Soviet Union controlled most of Eastern Europe and outnumbered the Western Allies 3-1. Stalin was in a uniquely powerful bargain…
11 years, 5 months ago
The Tehran Conference
In late 1943 the British, Americans and Soviets met at Tehran to discuss the final stages of the war and what the post war world would look like. Thr…
11 years, 6 months ago
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl was Adolf Hitler's favourite film maker and became an increasingly popular member of his inner circle, producing films like Triumph …
11 years, 6 months ago
Prohibition
In 1920 the sale, import and manufacture of alcohol in America was banned and for the next thirteen years the government waged an increasingly fruitl…
11 years, 6 months ago
The Profumo Scandal
In 1963 John Profumo, Harold Macmillan's Minister for War was forced to resign following an affair with a young call girl Christine Keeler. Even thou…
11 years, 6 months ago
The Nazi Soviet Pact
Why did Stalin and Hitler, mortal enemies, sign a non aggression pact in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War? This podcast explores the origins a…
11 years, 7 months ago
The Washington Naval Conference
In 1921 Britain, America and Japan were among ten powers that met in Washington DC for the world's first ever disarmament conference. The declining p…
11 years, 7 months ago
The Long Term Causes of the Suez Crisis
In 1956 Britain suffered her greatest post war humiliation with following Colonel Nasser's decision to nationalise the Suez Canal and reclaim it from…
11 years, 7 months ago