Tactical Nuclear Weapons
In a scathing attack on the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the world faces its most dangerous decade since WW2 - having reaffirmed that Russia will use every available weapon in i...
31 Okt 202230min
Blitzkrieg: How Britain Invented, Then Ignored It
Here’s a special episode of Cautionary Tales, a podcast from our friends at Pushkin Industries.On Cautionary Tales, bestselling author Tim Harford shares stories of human error, natural disasters, and...
28 Okt 202238min
Origins of Modern Iran
As protests continued across Iran last week, a number of Iranian-made kamikaze drones were fired by Russian forces at targets thousands of miles away in Kyiv, Ukraine.It marks the first time that thes...
24 Okt 202240min
First Indochina War: Dien Bien Phu
The siege of Dien Bien Phu took place in 1954 and was a definitive victory for Vietnam. Although the battle brought an end to French colonial rule, the separation of the country’s north and south crea...
21 Okt 202244min
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway has gone down in history as a key turning point in the Pacific Campaign of the Second World War. In June 1942, the US Navy outthought, outflanked and overwhelmed the formidable Im...
17 Okt 202232min
Oil & War
In a world so dependent on the need for oil and gas, it's no wonder why oil rich nations like Russia hold such power on the global stage. The power these Petrostates have influence foreign policy and ...
14 Okt 202236min
Escape from Colditz with Ben Macintyre
In World War Two the ancient fortress of Colditz Castle was used by the German Army to hold its most defiant prisoners of war. Located near Leipzig, deep in Germany, it was almost impossible to escape...
10 Okt 202230min
Pirates of the American Revolution
When we think of pirates our minds turn to figures both real and fictitious such as Blackbeard and Long John Silver, or perhaps even Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa.We certainly don't tend to th...
7 Okt 202232min
