1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.6: The Entente Rides Again!
1956 Episode 2.6 looks at the increasingly close cooperation between Britain and France in light of the signal defeat of Western imperialist ambitions in Egypt.We open our episode with a defining scen...
21 Mar 202428min
1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.5: Oh No Cairo
1956 Episode 2.5 looks at British commitments in the Middle East, and how setbacks there could massively drag down ideas of British ‘prestige’ in that region.What did the French have to fear from Colo...
19 Mar 202429min
1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.4: Britain Bitten
1956 Episode 2.4 examines Britain's embarrassing and dissatisfying efforts to try and make Egypt see sense.Here we see what kind of Government Anthony Eden led, and how he shook it up, or failed to sh...
14 Mar 202438min
1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.3: Egyptian Conniption
1956 Episode 2.3 examines British views of Suez and Nasser's new Egyptian regime.As the British government underwent a change and waved goodbye to great old men like Churchill, it was clear at the sam...
12 Mar 202434min
1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.2: Suez, A Life
A French investment opportunity, an ancient idea, and a British masterstroke - discover in this episode how the Suez Canal became so monumentally important for British imperial interests in the latter...
7 Mar 202434min
1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.1: Bitter French Pills
In this episode, we will examine the painful post-war experience of France, why it was so reluctant to let go of its colonies and how this caused it more damage in the long run. As an integral, but la...
5 Mar 202428min
1956 Part Two: The Suez Crisis Introduction
1956 now enters its second season, and we are confronted with several pressing questions. How did the British, French, Israelis and Americans become involved in Egypt, and how did these events affect ...
5 Mar 202419min
1956 1.15: Socialism Stays
1956 Episode 1.15 examines the final moments of Imre Nagy, as the Soviet noose tightened around him. But the Kremlin was not safe yet. Of particular concern to Moscow and to the Hungarians was the sta...
29 Feb 202436min
