As a part of our ongoing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series.
This series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front.
In this episode we hear your tales of life-saving prisoners, meeting Gandhi, and family members with dark secrets.
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Jun 2024
Mishal Husain on Family, Empire and Why Partition Still Matters, Part Two
The is the second instalment of a two-part discussion. On August 15 1947 Pakistan and India gained their independence and colonialism came to an end in the subcontinent. But it was not a time of celebration. A botched process of partition saw unprecedented sectarian violence, an ... Show More
41m 23s
Feb 2024
The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Hannah Durkin is a historian whose new book, Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade, shines a light on the final years of a pivotal yet deeply troubling period in US and global history. The Clotilda, the subject of Durkin's book, was the last ... Show More
39m 2s
May 2024
Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part Two
This is the second instalment of a three-part conversation. Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial role of intelligence ... Show More
41m 47s
Aug 2024
The Untold Stories of Women in World War One, with Rick Stroud
The bestselling war historian Rick Stroud joins the podcast to discuss some of the lesser told narratives of World War One, drawing from his recent book, I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles. The book explores some of the stories of the women who played their part during th ... Show More
43m 59s
Apr 2025
Episode 229: Teammates
Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm.During mid-April, 2025, I'm doing a southern book tour, with stops in San Antonio, Houston, Gainesvill ... Show More
15m 56s
Jul 2023
Third Reich: Attack on Russia, War with America…
The Führer’s deputy embarks on an astonishing secret mission. After baling out Mussolini in the Balkans, German troops finally march into the Soviet Union. Undeterred by the bloodshed, Hitler will sign off 1941 by declaring war on the United States…As featured on Real Dictators.A ... Show More
59 m
Jun 2023
Rise to Power: Hitler’s Secret Family
After the Wall Street Crash, the Germany economy nosedives. The Nazis find themselves within grasp of government. As Adolf Hitler makes headlines across Europe, secret relatives come out of the woodwork. With Hitler’s newfound fame comes the whiff of scandal, and a personal trage ... Show More
1h 2m