Jul 22

Palantir and the NHS

The US tech giant Palantir ‘holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds in everything from financial regulation to local government’, Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin wrote recently in the LRB. The newsletter where they work, Democracy for Sale, ‘has been looking in ... Show More

47m 6s

Jul 15

On Politics: The US at 250

Would the Founding Fathers recognise the modern United States as the republic they declared in 1776? The nation formed from Britain’s North American colonies has become the most powerful and prosperous in the world, but the muted celebrations on 4 July reflected a divided country ... Show More

1h 8m

Jul 13

Poetry and the Turning World: Money

In the sixth episode of their series, Sarah and Sandeep look at poems that explore the complexities of money and its metaphorical power: Frederick Seidel’s ‘In Late December’ starts with an image of degradation in the symbolic heart of global capitalism but ends with an ambiguous ... Show More

1h 30m

Mar 2024

Episode 1: Half a Million Sheep Can't Be Wrong

When Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher sends a huge flotilla on an 8000-mile rescue mission – to save a forgotten remnant of the empire, and her premiership. Onboard the nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror, Lieutenant Narendra Sethia starts to keep a diary. Th ... Show More

52m 48s

Mar 2022

170. The Falklands War: The Task Force Sails (Part 2)

In the second episode of our Falklands War mini-series, Britain is faced with an Argentine occupation and prepares to go to war. Margaret Thatcher discovers her inner Winston Churchill - but faces a titanic showdown in Parliament, which sits on a Saturday for the first time sinc ... Show More

50m 28s

Apr 2022

The Falklands War - an Argentine account

In our second programme on the Falklands War, Witness History hears from an Argentine soldier who fought in the conflict. Miguel Savage recalls the atrocious weather conditions faced by Argentine conscripts, as well as their mistreatment by officers. And he remembers a terrifying ... Show More

9m 2s

Mar 2022

171. The Falklands War: Battle for the Islands (Part 3)

In the third episode of our Falklands War mini-series, the story heats up. The most controversial episode of the war, the sinking of the Belgrano, takes place, the British Task Force lands and battle plays out. Tom and Dominic thumb through their copies of the Sun, relive Reaga ... Show More

51m 35s

Apr 2022

Falklands40: What Started the Falklands War?

<p>On April 2nd 1982 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared war against Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the Southern Atlantic. To make sense of the conflict on its 40th anniversary, the podcast is bringing you a special season of episodes marking the key moments ... Show More

39m 1s

Jan 2024

#58 The Falkland War

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we journey to the year 1982 and explore the Falklands War, a conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campa ... Show More

4m 40s

Jul 2024

D-Day: The Armada Advances

Seven thousand ships depart Britain. The King intervenes to prevent Churchill from personally crossing the Channel. On board, soldiers prepare themselves in whatever ways they can - fevered prayers, photos of loved ones, slap-up meals. As dawn breaks, the first Allied landing cra ... Show More

39m 41s

The Belgrano Diary: Half a Million Sheep...