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  • What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Republic?

      20th Century German History
    In this podcast Professor Benjamin Ziemann of the University of Sheffield looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Republic.
    What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Republic?

  • Margaret Thatcher and her Legacy

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Eric Evans looks at the rise, fall and legacy of Margaret Thatcher's premiership.
    Margaret Thatcher and her Legacy

  • UK 1964-79 - Domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield discusses the key reasons for the growing domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments 1964-79 and looks at the effectiveness of their response.
    UK 1964-79 - Domestic problems under the Labour and Conservative Governments

  • Britain and the domestic impact of World War II

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Dr Dan Todman of Queen Mary, University of London takes a chronological look at Britain's involvement in World War 2 and examines the domestic impact it had.
    Britain and the domestic impact of World War II

  • Problems in the UK during the 1920s and 30s

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Keith Laybourn of the University of Huddersfield examines the key social, political and economic problems of the 1920s and 30s.
    Problems in the UK during the 1920s and 30s

  • Domestic impact of World War I

      20th Century British History
    In this podcast Professor Richard Grayson of Goldsmiths, University of London, looks at the domestic impact of World War I on the U.K.
    Domestic impact of World War I

  • Gladstone and Disraeli - Reform and Rivalry

      Podcasted history: The History of Democracy in Britain
    In this podcast Professor Eric Evans discusses the relationship and rivalry between Gladstone and Disraeli and their reforms.
    Gladstone and Disraeli - Reform and Rivalry

  • China 1976 to present: change and reform

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Arne Westad looks at the changes that have taken place in China since the death of Mao Zedong.
    China 1976 to present: change and reform

  • The Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

      Podcast
    In this podcast Dr Yangwen Zheng of the University of Manchester looks at the origins, theatre and consequences of the Cultural Revolution. Dr Yangwen Zheng's essential textbook Ten Lessons in Modern Chinese History is now available. Written for university entry-level students and A-level teachers and students, it uses primary sources to tell the...
    The Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

  • The Chinese Communist Government in the 1950s & early 1960s

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Patricia Thornton of Merton College, Oxford examines the successes and failures of the Communist governments first decade in power.
    The Chinese Communist Government in the 1950s & early 1960s

  • The Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Rana Mitter of the University of Oxford looks at why Mao Zedong was successful in achieving a Communist Revolution in 1949.
    The Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949

  • Chiang Kai-shek and The Kuomintang

      20th Century Chinese History
    In this podcast Professor Arne Westad of the London School of Economics looks at the successes and failures of Chiang Kai Shek.
    Chiang Kai-shek and The Kuomintang

  • Changing views of the Russian Revolution

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Beryl Williams discusses how historians views of the Russian Revolution have changed over time in Russia and the West.
    Changing views of the Russian Revolution

  • Key elements that led to the disintegration of the USSR

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Edwin Bacon of Birkbeck University of London discusses the USSR from 1982-1991 and the key elements that led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
    Key elements that led to the disintegration of the USSR

  • The Impact and Significance of the Great Patriotic War

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast, Dr Jonathan Davis of Anglia Ruskin University looks at the Great Patriotic War and the effects it had on the USSR. Dr Davis discusses how Russian involvement in World War II changed the lives of Soviet citizens, legitimised Stalin’s rule, and set the stage for the USSR’s...
    The Impact and Significance of the Great Patriotic War

  • The Impact of Stalin's Leadership 1924-1941

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Jonathan Davis of Anglia Ruskin University look at the USSR from 1924-1941 and the impact of Stalin's leadership in the USSR during this period.
    The Impact of Stalin's Leadership 1924-1941

  • Lenin's Objectives and the Civil War

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Beryl Williams examines Lenin's aims in coming to power and how the Bolsheviks were able to stay in power through the civil war.
    Lenin's Objectives and the Civil War

  • The Provisional Government and the October Revolution

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Dr Beryl Williams looks at why the Provisional Government failed to establish liberalism in Russia between February and October 1917 and why it was the Bolsheviks that took power in October.
    The Provisional Government and the October Revolution

  • The Fall of the Romanovs 1906-1917

      20th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Professor Peter Waldron of the University of East Anglia looks at Russia 1906-1917: What were the key factors that led to the Romanov's downfall?
    The Fall of the Romanovs 1906-1917

  • Tsarist Russia 1855-1914.

      19th Century Russian History
    In this podcast Professor Peter Waldron of the University of East Anglia looks at Tsarist Russia 1855-1914. How effectively did Russia's rulers respond to pressures for change during this period?
    Tsarist Russia 1855-1914.

  • South Asian British History 1600-1800

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Dr Sumita Mukherjee looks at the history of South Asians in Britain between 1600 and 1800.
    South Asian British History 1600-1800

  • African and Caribbean British History: Georgian Period

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Onyeka examines African and Caribbean British History during the Georgian period.
    African and Caribbean British History: Georgian Period

  • African and Caribbean British History: Stuart Period

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Onyeka looks at African and Caribbean British History during the Stuart period.
    African and Caribbean British History: Stuart Period

  • African and Caribbean British History: Tudor Period

      Early Modern British History
    In this podcast Onyeka discusses African and Caribbean British History during the Tudor period.
    African and Caribbean British History: Tudor Period

  • The Irish Confederate War and the Cromwellian Conquest

      Early Modern Irish History
    In this podcast Professor Sean Connolly of Queen's University Belfast examines the Eleven Years War, its' context within the English Civil War and alliances between differing Catholic and Protestant sides.
    The Irish Confederate War and the Cromwellian Conquest