David Edgerton attacks outdated views of the British nation and the British Empire during the 20th century with his new book. He revitalises discussion about declinist views of empire, and challenges the idea that the new British nation was forged in World War Two by Britain's isolation. Producer: Peter Curry
Ben Wilson is a Historian. He is author of Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy (2013) and Heyday (2016).;Episode music;Mike Skinner - You Better Be;Laura Mvula - Green Garden Presented by Dan Snow @thehistoryguy;Produced by Dan Morelle @danmorelle
Dominic Sandbrook is one of Britain’s most prolific historians, currently working his way through a series on Britain since the Second World War. His most recent book examines the pivotal early years of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership in Britain. In this podcast, Dominic and I discuss the social ...
Leila Hassan Howe and Amanda Kirton joined me on the podcast to talk about the history of the Black Power movement in Britain.
