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Episode 2258
From Snow White to Sleeping Beauty, the Brothers Grimm are best known for collecting and curating fairy tales. But, as Ann Schmiesing reveals, recording these stories for posterity was only one of th…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Could the US have won the Vietnam war?
Episode 2257
When US forces entered Vietnam, the nation's leaders believed they could contain communism and secure victory. Instead, they found themselves trapped in a war that drained resources, divided the coun…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Teutonic Order: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2256
Emerging from crusading endeavours in the Holy Land, the Teutonic Order was one of great military orders established in the 12th century. Its influence spread far and wide, and its members negotiated…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
The women's orchestra of Auschwitz
Episode 2255
Amid the horrors of Auschwitz, a group of female musicians were forced to play for their lives. Author Anne Sebba joins Lauren Good to discuss this women's orchestra, exploring how music was used as …
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
JFK: the man behind the myths
Episode 2254
John F Kennedy remains one of America’s most iconic presidents – his life and untimely death wrapped in both mythology and conspiracy. But how much of his legacy is based in reality, and how can his …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fulvia: life of the week
Episode 2253
She super-charged Mark Antony's rise to power, whipped up gang violence, went to war with Octavian – and may, just may, have abused Cicero's decapitated head with a hairpin. Here, in conversation wit…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Simon Schama on the Holocaust
Episode 2252
Sir Simon Schama is one of the world's leading historians, a bestselling author and a renowned documentary maker. In his latest documentary film, The Road to Auschwitz, he tells the story of the Holo…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The 'Scramble for Africa': everything you wanted to know
Episode 2251
Between the 1870s and the First World War, European colonialists set their sights on the Africa, making territorial land grabs that consumed nearly the entire continent. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
A Nazi in Chile: did an SS commander work for Pinochet?
Episode 2250
What connects a notorious Chilean dictator with an SS commander who played a key role in the Holocaust? This is the question at the heart of a book by the author and lawyer Philippe Sands, which foll…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Tariffs and trade wars: a history of economic warfare
Episode 2249
Trade wars and tariffs have once again been making headlines in recent weeks, as US president Donald Trump's government adopts combative economic policies. But are such approaches really that unusual…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago