How to Invent a Country
By BBC Radio 4
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Episodes: 54
Belwarmec Al-Thorac
Aug 18, 2023
Happy to find this gem of a podcast as a person with an interest in history. Great listen and learnt something surprising in every episode.
May 25, 2022
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Description
When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
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China - the first emperor
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May 03, 2024 |
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Turkey - Ottoman or Turk
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Turkey - A Delicate Balancing Act
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Turkey - The Military and Decline
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Turkey - The Ottomans: East or West
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Russia - A Tale of Two Ivans
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Russia - the Empire Strikes Back
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Russia - the bear moves west
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Russia - the sacred song of war
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Return to Spain
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Poland - Stalin on one side, Hitler to the left
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Poland - a nation without a state
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Poland - Obliterated from the map
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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The Birth of Bangladesh
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May 17, 2021 |
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Scandinavia - the narcissism of small differences
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Scandinavia - The Viking Inheritance
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Scandinavia - The Bridge
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Ireland - escalation!
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Ireland - plantation and conflict
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Ireland - we used the word pagan as kids!
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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The Invention of Britain #4 - so many different little corners!
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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The Invention of Britain #3
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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The Invention of Britain #2
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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The Invention of Britain #1- like quicksand for the uninitiated
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Italy - Garibaldi's Grand Scheme #2
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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Italy - Garibaldi's Grand Scheme #1
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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The Alps - Did the English invent skiing?
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Alps - and why Switzerland exists
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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The Alps - an icy row of teeth
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Nov 24, 2018 |
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Le petit Napoleon
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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The Terror, the Terror
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Joan of Arc and England's role in defining France
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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The Invention of Brazil #3
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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The Invention of Brazil #2
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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The Invention of Brazil #1
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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The Invention of Spain #3
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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The Invention of Spain #2
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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The Invention of Spain #1
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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The Invention of Italy #3
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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The Invention of Italy #2
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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The Invention of Italy #1
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #3
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #2
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #1
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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The Netherlands - Why Belgium?
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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The Netherlands - The Dutch Golden Age
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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The Netherlands - Orange Fever
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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The USA - The Melting Pot
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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The USA - The Borderlands
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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The USA - It'll Never Work!
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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Germany - Germany Unified
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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Germany - The Rise of Prussia
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May 29, 2018 |
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Germany - A Hotly Contested Piece of Real Estate
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May 29, 2018 |
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Welcome to How to Invent a Country
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May 24, 2018 |