The Invention Of...
By BBC Radio 4
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Episodes: 63
Jun 22, 2025
Belwarmec
Dec 4, 2024
Fantastic podcast - very informative and an easy listen.
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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
Misha Glenny investigates the borders, the histories and the people that make different nations what they are.
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The Balkans: The Birth and Death of Yugoslavia
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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The Balkans: Episode 2
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The Balkans: What Are the Balkans?
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Hungary: Two World Wars and One Failed Revolution
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Hungary: The Butcher and the Poet
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Hungary: Hungary and Mohacs 500
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Taiwan
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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China: The Life and Times of Chairman Mao
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May 24, 2024 |
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China: Imperial Collapse
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May 13, 2024 |
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China: To Kowtow or Not Kowtow
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May 04, 2024 |
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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 Balancing Act
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Turkey: The Military
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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: Catherine the Great and the Question of Europe
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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 From 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: Catholics and Protestants
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Britain: So Many Different Little Corners
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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Britain: Insecurity… From Dover to Dublin and Beyond
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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Britain: Anglocentrism… or Why Britons Never Will Be Slaves
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Britain: Like Quicksand for the Uninitiated
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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France: Le Petit Napoleon and the Franco-Prussian War
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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France: Maximilien Robespierre
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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France: Joan of Arc
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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Brazil: Getulio Vargas and the USA
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Brazil: The British
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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Brazil: The Portuguese
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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Spain: Episode 3
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Spain: Episode 2
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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Spain: Episode 1
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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Italy: Episode 3
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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Italy: Episode 2
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Italy: Episode 1
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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The Netherlands: Why Belgium?
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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The Netherlands: The 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: 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: The Thirty Years War
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May 29, 2018 |
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The Alps: Episode 3
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Mar 23, 2010 |
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The Alps: Episode 2
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Mar 16, 2010 |
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The Alps: Episode 1
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Mar 09, 2010 |
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Garibaldi's Grand Scheme: Episode 2
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Nov 19, 2007 |
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Garibaldi's Grand Scheme: Episode 1
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Nov 12, 2007 |
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Spectacular Hapsburgs: Episode 3
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Nov 20, 2006 |
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Spectacular Hapsburgs: Episode 2
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Nov 13, 2006 |
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Spectacular Hapsburgs: Episode 1
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Nov 06, 2006 |