Yesterday

670. Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney

How was Paul McCartney influenced by life in postwar Liverpool? How did he and the Beatles first learn to make music? And were they influenced by literature as well as other musicians? Join Tom Holland as he asks Paul McCartney these questions and more in a very special interview ... Show More

39m 42s

May 13

669. Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2)

Why did the Battle of Marathon change the world so considerably? How did the battle itself unfold? And, could the Athenians really triumph over the indomitable Persian Empire…? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the terrible Battle of Marathon, and its aftermath. Join The Rest ... Show More

1h 9m

May 10

668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)

Why did the Persian Empire cross the Aegean to destroy Athens in 490BC? Who was Darius, the King of Kings, and the most powerful man in the world? And, how did this totemic invasion unfold? Join Tom and Dominic as they launch into one of the most cataclysmic clashes in all ancien ... Show More

1h 11m

Aug 2023

Putin's Rise to Power

Serving continuously as either Prime Minister or President since 1999, Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia has always dominated the geopolitical stage and made headlines. Enforcing extreme policies, engaging with dangerous allies, and hiring deadly mercenaries - it seems he isn ... Show More

47m 27s

Feb 2023

14. 12 Months On: President Putin’s Next Steps?

Ukrainecast comes together with Putin, the BBC Sounds and Radio 4 podcast which examines the life, times, motives and modus operandi of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Returning to the show are three lifelong Kremlin-watchers to cast ahead and speculate on just how this war might d ... Show More

29m 20s

May 2024

Ukraine defends against Russian attack on border, Putin's spy mansion & how Moscow is 'replaying' the Second World War

Day 800.Today, Russia launches an assault on Ukrainian border towns in Kharkiv, we discuss Russian spycraft in the UK and the links between the Second World War and Russian atrocities today, and we interview Anna Zakletska – the Ukrainian TV presenter, singer, and activist, who's ... Show More

1h 6m

Mar 2022

Vladimir Poutine : de l'espion du KGB au président tsar

Vladimir Vladimirovitch Poutine grandit à Leningrad, dans un milieu <a href="https://www.leparisien.fr/international/vladimir-fedorovski-poutine-se-reve-en-tsar-03-03-2022-ALP5QKSH2VAJ3FJKC2T3PCHR5E.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">modeste</a>. A 23 ans, diplôme ... Show More

26m 59s

Jun 2024

171. How significant is Russia's Alliance with North Korea

This week Vladimir Putin met with fellow autocrat - the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un in another public demonstration of what is being touted as another step in the construction of a new security block to challenge the dominance of the West. Patrick and Saul discuss what thi ... Show More

49m 37s

Feb 2024

Ukraine two years on – Inside Russia’s state of terror

The first of two specials covering Russia’s war on Ukraine two years on. This time: Inside Russia. Avdiivka has fallen, Alexei Navalny is dead, and pro-Russia Republicans are starving Kyiv of ammunition. Putin finally feels the war could turn in his direction. Is he right? And ho ... Show More

48m 5s

Mar 2022

Putin and his entourage

Gideon talks to Catherine Belton, author of the bestselling book Putin’s People, about who is likely to be influencing the Russian president as he decides whether to step back or press on with the war in Ukraine.Clips: Reuters, BBC Want to re ... Show More

26m 19s

Mar 2021

Daily: BACK IN THE USSR? Author Sergei Lebedev on Russia’s unquiet past

Novelist Sergei Lebedev writes forensically detailed books which uncover how Soviet history still exerts its power on modern Russians. According to the New York Review of Books he’s “the best of Russia’s younger generation of writers.” He talks to Alex Andreou about his latest no ... Show More

23m 34s

Jul 2023

152. The Power of Prigozhin

From a Siberian penal colony to the gold mines of the Central African Republic, who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and how did he become one of the most famous men in Russia today? Following Wagner's mutiny in Moscow last month, Rory and Alastair speak to chief foreign correspondent for N ... Show More

52m 43s

Oct 2023

90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar

Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increasingly turbulent at the turn of the century. Revolutionary politics is on the rise, as is dissatisfaction with the tsar. When compounded by the strains of the defeat in the Russo-J ... Show More

56m 1s

162. Putin's Russia