Sarajevo: Nationalism

How did WW1 change America's place in the world? Jonathan Dimbleby presents a public debate from the US Library of Congress in Washington 

How did technological and industrial development revolutionise World War One? The tank, gas, flame throwers, Zeppelins were like nothing that had been experienced before. 

How did World War One change the face of the Middle East? And, how did this seismic and controversial period shape the century to follow? 

After the collapse of former Yugoslavia, Bosnian Serb forces laid siege to the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, in 1992. More than a quarter of a million people lived under almost constant bombardment and sniper fire for more than four years. Over 10,000 were killed. Hunger and destitu ... Show More

The 11th of November marks Remembrance Day, a memorial day honoured since the end of the First World War. Hostilities ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 after four years of global conflict. As we use this day to look back at those lost, it's importan ... Show More

On September 1 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland followed two days later by France and the United Kingdom declaring war on Germany and beginning the Second World War. This was the opening act in what would be the most devastating clash in human history. By its end Europe and much ... Show More

En este 2024 se cumplen los 110 años del inicio de un conflicto que cambió nuestro tiempo: la Primera Guerra Mundial. Conocida en su momento cómo la “Gran guerra” o “Guerra Europea”, ninguno de las partes que iniciaron este conflicto entenderían las consecuencias que este trajo p ... Show More

How does a country go from its leader winning the Nobel Peace Prize to all-out war in just one year? That's the question surrounding Ethiopia, which has become embroiled in one of the deadliest wars of the 21st century. The U.S. has called it an ethnic cleansing campaign against ... Show More

Dans l’été 1914, éclate une guerre dont on ignore encore qu’elle va durer 4 ans et aboutir à 20 millions de morts.  Cette guerre qui commence comme un  conflit mineur,  localisé dans les Balkans, devient rapidement mondiale et implique les plus puissantes nations de l'époque.   Q ... Show More

From 1899 to 1902, a bloody war was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states – the Republic of Transvaal and the Orange Free State – over the Empire's influence in South Africa. But how and why did the war come about? How did the Boers achieve initial suc ... Show More

What is the significance for Ukraine of Iran's attack on Israel? In this episode Saul and Patrick discuss how the war in Ukraine is inextricably linked to what is happening in the Middle East where the the shockwaves of the Israel Palestine war ripple outwards to stoke regional c ... Show More