23. The First of the Ottomans
How did the Ottomans seize the Balkans? Who is their first leader? How did the fourth crusade pave the way for their rise to power? Join William and Anita as they, along with Peter Frankopan, detail t...
13 Dec 202239min
22. Byzantium and the Rise of the Turks
The lights are dimmed. A hush has fallen. The curtain is rising. Season two of Empire is here. Our topic? The Ottoman Empire. In the opening episode, Anita and William are joined by Peter Frankopan...
13 Dec 202246min
21. The Ottoman Empire
How did an Empire that stretched over thousands of miles and over half a millennium impact the world we live in today? William and Anita explain the focus for the second series of the Empire, which wi...
13 Dec 20227min
20. Nationhood, the Indian constitution, and the railways
Join William and Anita for the second part of this week’s special question time bonanza where they answer all of your queries. In this episode they discuss the impact Jallianwala Bagh had upon Indian ...
1 Dec 202239min
19. Federal India, indentured labour, and naked yogis
This week, Anita and William are doing two episodes in which they answer all of your questions about Empire. Join William and Anita today as they discuss whether partition was inevitable, why the Brit...
29 Nov 202247min
18. The Empire Implodes
In the finale of our series on the British in India, William and Anita are joined by Sathnam Sanghera. With him they discuss the legacies of the Empire: how has it affected the politics, curriculum, a...
22 Nov 202252min
17. Rishi Sunak's Ancestry: Indians in East Africa
In this episode, Anita and William are joined by Mahmood Mamdani to discuss the East African Indian diaspora. How did Indians come to live in East Africa? Why did so many move to Britain? What was the...
15 Nov 202253min
16. Partition
The line has been drawn. India and Pakistan have been divided. Mountbatten and Radcliffe have left. But how will ordinary people caught up in this geopolitical event fare? Listen as William and Anita ...
8 Nov 202252min
