The History of Football in Algeria With Maher Mezahi Part 2: Post-Independence
In this second part of our history of football special, I discuss the development of football nationally and internationally in Algeria in the aftermath of independence in 1962, up to the present day!...
9 Loka 25min
Aïssa n'Taslent: War From The Eyes Of a Soldier
In this episode I explore the Algerian war of Independence from the perspective of an 'ordinary' soldierI interview Mehdi Adam Iskounen all about the memoir he helped write about his cousin Aissa's ex...
22 Syys 38min
Algiers Architectural Revolution: Oscar Niemayer and Dreams of Liberation
In this final episode in a trilogy of episodes all about Algiers's architectural and artistic development I talk to Jason Oddy about the Algerian work of the architectural genius, Oscar Niemayer, and ...
8 Syys 31min
The Battle Of Algiers: The Making Of a Cinematic Masterpiece
In this episode I talk to Alan O'Leary about the seminal masterpiece, the 1966 film the Battle Of Algiers, its place in cinematic and world history, and how it changed the way people saw colonial stru...
1 Syys 45min
The Rebirth of Algiers: The French, The Modernists and Imperialism
In this episode I talk to the architectural historian Professor Zeynep Celik about the impact the French occupation had on the urban fabric of Algiers. From the destruction of the colonial Ottoman her...
26 Elo 38min
Algeria British Business Council with Lady Olga Maitland
We're back! After a long absence I'm delighted to come back with an incredible guest- Lady Olga Maitland, co-founder and honorary president of the Algeria British Business Council.We discuss her love ...
18 Kesä 24min
Algiers, BONUS: Empires of the Sea with Roger Crowley
In this special episode I talk to the amazing historian Roger Crowley about the great wars which tour the Mediterranean apart in the 1500s.From the moment Barbarossa landed in the Maghreb, the fate of...
13 Maalis 202547min
