<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2232617/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Who is Cecil Rhodes? The statue of him at Oriel College has been the epicenter of debates over Britain's imperial past, but are they just? To some, he is an inspiring pioneer and philanthropist. To others, he represents everything wrong with colonialism.  So should Rhodes statue fall? What does Wilbur Smith, a Northern Rhodesian-born British-South African novelist, have to do with it? To find out join Keith Hockton on this exciting episode, where he explores not only these questions, and talks about the legacy of Cecil Rhodes.

Send us a text Who is Cecil Rhodes? The statue of him at Oriel College has been the epicenter of debates over Britain's imperial past, but are they just? To some, he is an inspiring pioneer and philanthropist. To others, he represents everything wrong with colonialism. So should Rhodes statue fall? What does Wilbur Smith, a Northern Rhodesian-born British-South African novelist, have to do with it? To find out join Keith Hockton on this exciting episode, where he explores not only these questions, and talks about the legacy of Cecil Rhodes.

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2232617/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>Who is Cecil Rhodes? The statue of him at Oriel College has been the epicenter of debates over Britain's imperial past, but are they just? To some, he is an inspiring pioneer and philanthropist. To others, he represents everything wrong with colonialism.&nbsp; So should Rhodes statue fall? What does Wilbur Smith, a Northern Rhodesian-born British-South African novelist, have to do with it? To find out join Keith Hockton on this exciting episode, where he explores not only these questions, and talks about the legacy of Cecil Rhodes. &nbsp;

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Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a publisher, podcaster, writer and author based in Penang, Malaysia. He is South East Asian Editor for International Living, a lifestyle based magazine. He lectures internationally on history and Malaysia (political and economic), and is passionate about making history fun and accessible to all.&nbsp; Keith is a Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. His published books include:• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).• The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)• Penang Then &amp; Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021) • Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)

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Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a publisher, podcaster, writer and author based in Penang, Malaysia. He is South East Asian Editor for International Living, a lifestyle based magazine. He lectures internationally on history and Malaysia (political and economic), and is passionate about making history fun and accessible to all.  Keith is a Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. His published books include: • Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003). • Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017). • Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015). • The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018) • Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018) • Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021) • Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)

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