Countries That Don't Exist Anymore

The CTDEA Team chat to friend Ben about citizenship, the Principality of Sealand and the pros and cons of life as a subject of Peppa Pig. 

Plus, Ed and Been try to answer questions so they can remain British citizens. Will they succeed or does deportation loom? 

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Is the North Pole a country? And if not, who could claim it? In the first episode of our in-between series catch ups, Phil and Ed cover the North Pole, the history of Christmas and the man they call Santa Claus.

Merry Saturnalia to all you CTDEAers!

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What has Sumer ever done for you? How about writing, wheeled vehicles, bureaucracy, the plough, urban civilisation, key Old Testament stories and mathematics? But it's not all bad. They also helped establish beer as an important way to fritter away your wages.

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The CTDEA Team watched 2003's The Last Samurai - based at the time of the Satsuma Rebellion and starring Tom "Xenu" Cruise as Nathan Algren - a re-imagining of the Republic of Ezo's Jules Brunet. Is The Last Samurai a realistic depiction of Japan in the late nineteenth century or is it a Nipponian Braveheart? We found out.

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What happens when supporters of the Shogun try to set up their own American-style republic? Don't worry. We'll samurai-se it for you.

So nippon down and join us for a tale of honour, bravery and way too much suicide. It's the Republic of Ezo.

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We're joined by anthropologist, travel writer and witty raconteur, Nigel Barley. We talk the life and times of Sir James Brooke, the oddities of empire and his excellent book, White Rajah.

We also introduce Nigel to the other great shyster, L Ron Hubbard. Could there be a book in that?

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Joining us on Countries That Don't Exist Anymore is historian, comedian, presenter and author Iszi Lawrence.

We talk suffragettes, historical oddities and the life and times of Dido, Queen of Cathage. Can Iszi beat Phil in our one-on-one Carthage quiz? 

Yes, probably.

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In our final part of our Carthage epic, we meet Hannibal Barca as he runs rings around the Romans before going toe to toe with ultimate nemesis, Scipio - whose earliest claim to fame was that he was never barked at by a dog. 

But who will win?

We also learn how to pay off war indemnities in a super quick time and why juicy fig jealousy can lead to the destruction of a city.

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