250: The US Declaration of Independence
5 July - 52 mins'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal'. In this episode we find out how these iconic words in the US Declaration of Independence changed the history of America forever and how it impacted the world. Featuring: Prof Stephanie McCurry, Professor of U.S. History at Columbia University; Prof Eliga H. Gould, Professor of American History at the Rothermere American Institute, Fellow of Queen’s College, University of Oxford, and Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire; and Prof Kathleen (Kathy) Burk, Emeritus Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at University College London.
Series Episodes
Mussolini and Fascist Italy
In this episode, we look at Mussolini and Fascist Italy in myth and memory and explore the regime through the eyes of Mussolini's daughter Edda, once described as the most dangerous woman in Europe. Featuring: Prof Paul Corner, University of Siena, and author Caroline Moorehead.
51 mins
10 June Finished
