288. Suez Crisis: The End of The British Empire (Part 5)
How did the Suez Crisis end? Why did the Suez Crisis mark the end of the Anglo-American “special relationship”? And was it Egypt or India that marked the nail in the coffin of the British Empire? Wil...
8 Sep 202542min
287. Suez Crisis: Lies, Cyanide Pills, & Soviet Tanks (Part 4)
Who was Dulles Airport named after and why was he instrumental in de-escalating the Suez Crisis? Why did Nasser order cyanide pills for his military generals during the crisis? How did the Egyptians u...
3 Sep 202543min
286. Suez Crisis: Hungary Revolts & Britain Bombs Egypt (Part 3)
What did the Queen think about Britain’s humiliating failures in Suez in 1956? Why did France and Britain not inform their American allies of the invasion? What was simultaneously going on in Hungary ...
1 Sep 202546min
285. Suez Crisis: The Secret Meeting Between Israel, Britain & France (Part 2)
Why did France & Britain secretly collude with Israel against Egypt? What did America think was going on in Suez? Why did the Soviets think the US was behind an uprising in Hungary? William and Anita...
27 Aug 202540min
284. Suez Crisis: The British Imperialist vs The Arab Nationalist (Part 1)
How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956? Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser? Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in th...
25 Aug 202542min
283. Partition: East Pakistan Becomes Bangladesh (Part 6)
How did Bangladesh separate from Pakistan in 1971? When did India and Pakistan go from sharing intelligence to being at the brink of nuclear war? Why did George Harrison from the Beatles organise a co...
20 Aug 202554min
282. Partition: The Birth of The Kashmir Conflict (Part 5)
What happened to the 565 princely states within British India when it became independent from the empire? How are the current conflicts in Balochistan and Kashmir linked to the partition of the prince...
18 Aug 202549min
281. Partition: Why Was India Split In Two? (Part 4)
Why was the Partition of India and Pakistan so rushed in 1947? How did Partition divide everything from stationery to army boots in a matter of weeks? And how do South Asians today grapple with the me...
13 Aug 202554min
