Antony Beevor – Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs

Antony Beevor – Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs

When Russia's Dowager Empress was pregnant with the future Tsar, she dreamed that a peasant would one day kill her son. The idea terrified her, and for the rest of her days she 'lived under the pressure of the prophecy'. Grigori Rasputin had no official position. A barely literate moujhik from Siberia, he had no forces at his command. He was a devoted monarchist, not a revolutionary. And yet, through his uncanny seduction of the imperial household, he contributed more than any other individual to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world. Now one of our foremost historians, Sir Antony Beevor, joins us to pierce the fog of fantasy and reveal an unparalleled portrait of one of history’s greatest masterminds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Nina Allan - The Many Worlds of JG Ballard

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James Muldoon - Love Rewired in the Age of AI

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From friendship, to romance, to even therapy, AI companions are on the rise, and AI companion apps alone have now been downloaded more than 220 million times worldwide. Oxford Internet Institute resea...

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Neuroscientist Mark Solms - Was Freud Right?

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Pioneering neuropsychologist Mark Solms reveals how science is proving Freud correct and explores what this might mean for our mental healthcare systems and our lives. Learn more about your ad choices...

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Zakia Sewell Meets Jeremy Deller - The Quest for a Hidden Britain

Zakia Sewell Meets Jeremy Deller - The Quest for a Hidden Britain

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Peter Jones - The Secret History of the Seven Deadly Sins

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In 2026 the Seven Deadly Sins have become a bit of harmless fun, more associated with ice creams and videogame villains than the immortal soul. But in the medieval world, the Sins were a guide to the ...

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