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<p>This week on The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau challenge two global orthodoxies: Europe's cynical strategy in the Ukraine war and the alleged freedom of the cryptocurrency world. Are European leaders actively frustrating any Ukraine peace plan to buy time ... Show More

On this episode of The Econoclasts, in an important week for the British economy, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debate speculation over Keir Starmer’s leadership and whether political instability is now a permanent feature of Westminster - before dissecting the fatal mist ... Show More

This week on The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk two more establishment orthodoxies. First, Wolfgang challenges the widespread belief that the euro is a safe and permanent currency and investigates the deep structural flaws that were never fixed, explori ... Show More

<p>Alexander Dumas is famous for his swashbuckling novel The Count of Monte Cristo, but more thrilling than fiction is the real-life story of his father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. Born the son of an enslaved woman, Dumas would become one of the most celebrated soldiers in the Frenc ... Show More

<p>Episode 1. Les rapports de force se durcissent entre les grandes puissances du monde à travers des conflits, qu'ils soient déclarés comme en Ukraine ou qu'ils couvent comme <a href="https://www.lesechos.fr/monde/enjeux-internationaux/chine-russie-le-choc-des-titans-aura-t-il-l ... Show More

Miranda Carter joins Tom to talk about the life and historical fiction of Mary Renault, whose popular and ingenious retellings of stories from Ancient Greece have never been out of print. They discuss her eventful life, which took her from Edwardian East London to apartheid South ... Show More

Tom and Dominic welcome film critic Muriel Zagha to discuss the home of cinema, France, and its history through ten films, spanning from Vercingétorix to Vichy. Featuring Jean Renoir, Isabelle Adjani, Louis de Funès and many more. Full list: Jeanne la Pucelle (Jacques Rivette, 1 ... Show More

L’invité : Fadi El Hage, historien, chargé d’études documentaires aux Archives nationales Le film : The duellists (Ridley Scott, 1977) La discussion : Introduction et présentation du film (00:00) Le point de départ, une nouvelle de Joseph Conrad publiée en 1908 (4:20) Où en est l ... Show More

For the rest of the summer Mark Leonard will be breaking from the usual World in 30 Minutes format to talk about how the global order is being challenged. This week, he is joined by Edward Luttwak, a political scientist who has published works on grand strategy, military history, ... Show More

Sonny Boy, one of the most successful theme songs ever written, introduced the "talkie" picture to Ireland. It was sung&nbsp;by Al Jolson in The Singing Fool, the film has screened at the opening of the Capitol Cinema in 1929.&nbsp;But, it wasn't until 1936 that Tom Cooper produc ... Show More

For the final introduction to next year’s full Close Readings programme, Emily Wilson, celebrated classicist and translator of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, returns for a second season of Among the Ancients, to take on another twelve vital works of Greek and Roman literature with th ... Show More

<p>From Nobel-winning greats and pacey thrillers to memoirs and historical novels, Times Radio's Stig Abell returns to the podcast for our guide to the best reads for the beach.</p><br><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The S ... Show More