Khadidja Belguenbour - Ép. 6

Après une enfance heureuse en banlieue parisienne, Christiane a un brillant cursus scolaire – Hypokhâgne, Khâgne, École Normale Supérieure de Sèvres… Puis, en 1960, elle est emprisonnée à la Petite Roquette, la dernière prison pour femmes de Paris. 

Lalia n’a pas pu rejoindre le maquis comme ses camarades de lycée à cause de problèmes de santé. Poussée par ses parents modestes, elle étudie. Elle a 17 ans quand son père est arrêté et détenu au camp de Beni-Messous. Sa vie bascule… 

Clara, syndiquée et fille d’immigrants hongrois, travaille à Renault. Comme des milliers de travailleurs algériens. Très vite, elle s’engage aux côtés des indépendantistes avec son mari. Contre le gouvernement, contre la presse et même contre le PC ! 

Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to meet one of the most feared conquerors in world history, Genghis Khan. We find out why silk shirts weren’t just a fashion choice and how kittens were apparently used as weapons as Gen ... Show More

Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to meet one of the most feared conquerors in world history, Genghis Khan. We find out why silk shirts weren’t just a fashion choice and how kittens were apparently used as weapons as Genghis ... Show More

Ayşe Zarakol on her book Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders. How centuries of Asian empires from Genghis Khan to Timur and the early Ming Dynasty through the Ottomans and Mughals built dominant world orders and, ultimately, shaped the rise of Europe—and ho ... Show More

Most heists target gold, jewels or cash. This one targeted illegal seeds.As the British established their sprawling empire across the subcontinent and beyond, they encountered a formidable adversary — malaria. There was a cure — the bark of the Andean cinchona tree. The only prob ... Show More

67 million people currently inhabit the United Kingdom - but what do we know about the original, first Britons? It's no secret when looking back into pre-history that it was a time of mass migration for animals and people alike, but who were our early inhabitants, and what can we ... Show More

Genghis Khan roughly translates to 'Universal Ruler', a fitting name for the most famous nomadic conqueror to have ever lived. He was born as Temüjin, outcast by his tribe as a young child and left to fend for his family in the wild. But the determined young man would go on to un ... Show More