Episode 19: Oda Nobunaga's License to Kill
Oda Nobunaga had the luck, the allies, the staff, the location, the armies and the validation to make a move on Kyoto while the other major Daimyo kept busy fighting amongst themselves. He also had ...
7 Jan 201217min
Episode 18: Sengoku Jidai, The Rise of Oda Nobunaga
In this episode we introduce one of Japan's three Great Unifiers. His rise to power was certainly not easy and could easily have relegated him to the status of also-ran.
22 Dec 201117min
Episode 17: Sengoku Jidai Part 3 Bang
The Portuguese bumped into Japan in 1543 and brought with them guns and god. In this podcast we will hear about how Japan received these products of the west.
22 Dec 201136min
Episode 16: Sengoku Jidai Part 2
War in medieval Japan was a colourful bonanza - bravery, cowardice and accounting!
9 Feb 201130min
Episode 15: Sengoku Jidai Part 1
The word sengoku means 'chaotic states' or 'warring states/countries' and 'jidai' means 'age - like 'iron age'. Betrayal, destruction, suffering and despair. It's every man for himself - and a few m...
8 Feb 201126min
Episode 14: Revolting Peasants
The peasants of Japan finally get their turn at dealing out violence!
6 Feb 201140min
Episode 13: The Gold Pavilion
Every tourist who goes to Kyoto goes here - but its story, and that of the Silver Pavilion, are not well known
5 Feb 201127min
Episode 12: A Clayton's Restoration
4 Feb 201119min
