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A weekly podcast covering history, arts, culture and politics with emeritus Professor of History, Jeremy Black, from The Critic Magazine: Britain's new magazine for open-minded readers. See https://... more
FAQs about Black's History Week:How many episodes does Black's History Week have?The podcast currently has 199 episodes available.
June 27, 2023129: The rail warProfessor Jeremy Black joins deputy editor Graham Stewart to discuss the role of locomotives in the First World War....more42minPlay
May 25, 2023128: Across the universeProfessor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart explore how railways spread across the world — from India to Australia — in what was a technological achievement but also a complex political phenomenon....more43minPlay
May 18, 2023127: Tracks across America — rail and the development of the USAThe car may be the defining vehicle of the United States of America, but as Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart explore the train was integral to its development as well....more36minPlay
May 11, 2023126: Atlantic to PacificProfessor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart follow the development of railways across Europe and America, and reflect on their impact on the US Civil War....more45minPlay
May 04, 2023125: From Paris to Berlin — the beginnings of rail transport in EuropeHow did the railways develop in France and Germany? Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart take a European excursion....more40minPlay
April 27, 2023124: On the right tracksIt is easy for us to associate steam trains with nostalgia. As British trains and railways were being developed, though, as Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss, they were at the forefront of British progress....more41minPlay
April 20, 2023123: At full steamProfessor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart begin a new series on the development of British railways. How were they funded? Who were the key figures? Did trains simply supplant other forms of transport or cooperate with them? Find a seat and join us....more44minPlay
April 14, 2023122: The door of no return – slavery and reparations in the 21st centuryProfessor Jeremy Black joins Graham Stewart to discuss slavery and reparations, and the complexity and potential folly of seeking to right moral evils of the past in the politics of the present. ...more36minPlay
April 06, 2023121: American politics at the crossroadsProfessor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss American disorder in the past and present, and whether the US or the UK is more welcoming of different opinions....more41minPlay
March 31, 2023120: The Revolution's shadowDid the French Revolutionary Wars dominate British politics or did they spur innovation and reform? Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss a tempestuous time....more41minPlay
FAQs about Black's History Week:How many episodes does Black's History Week have?The podcast currently has 199 episodes available.