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Countries That Don't Exist Anymore
By CTDEA TeamHistory
Countries That Don't Exist Anymore episodes
- S02 E05 Bavarian Soviet RepublicWhat's does a communist in lederhosen look like? What happens when you appoint a bank robber as police chief? And did Lenin really know where the missing key to the ministry toilet end up? Find out all about Germany's most whimsical revolution. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. In the follow up episode, we'll be talking to BBC Radio 4's "Chinese Comedian" star Ken Cheng.Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.30 min
- Mike Shephard: Willoughbyland
BBC comedy writer Mike Shephard returns for more musings on Willoughyland and beyond. What's a manboob? Who was England's first female novelist? Who founded Uzbekistan? These are just the things you'll pick up if you listen in.
And don't forget to play along with our Who's that place named after quiz which you'll find on ctdeapod.com.
Also remember to subscribe, get in touch and show your love with a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps!
44 min - S02 E04 Willoughbyland
Would you move to somewhere with eyeball eating worms, face eating jaguars and terrifying tropical diseases? What if there were nudey ladies? It worked on English colonists going to Willoughbyland in Guiana.
But what happened to England's jungle colony? We find out.
Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments.
Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.
If you enjoyed this episode, check out Willoughbyland by Matthew Parker.
34 min - Dr Jacke Phillips: Aksumite EmpireAksum is of the greatest empires of all time, but why is it so little known about in the West? Would there have been Islam without Aksum's Christianity? Is the oldest complete and surviving Christian gospel in the world really Ethiopian?We talk to globetrotting archaeologist Dr Jacke Philips about her Aksum obsession and answer listener questions.Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with questions and comments which we'll address in our next episode. Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter.Axum book recommendations:1. Niall Finneran, The Archaeology of Ethiopia2. David Philipson, Foundations of an African Civilisation3. Stuart Munro-Hay, Aksum: An African Civilisation of Late Antiquity40 min
- S02 E03 Aksumite EmpireIt's the ancient and medieval African Empire that barely gets a look in the classroom - the mighty Ethiopian empire of Aksum. Why have a horse pull your golden chariot when an elephant will do just as well? Brush off your Ge'ez, sharpen your stelae and don't let that ark of the covenant melt your face off, it's Aksum time!35 min
- Prof Kathy Burke: Republic of Rough and ReadyWe mine the brain of historical big hitter Professor Kathy Burke about the California Gold Rush and the Republic of Rough and Ready. Find out what it took to be a genuine 49er and why you probably wouldn't want to try it yourself.Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with questions and comments which we'll address in our next episode. Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter for fun facts, news and poorly-informed shouting.Enjoyed the first series of CTDEA? Please help us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.44 min
- S02 E02 Republic of Rough and ReadyThe California Gold Rush created many things - fortunes, the American Dream, environmental devastation...but a new country? Meet the Republic of Rough and Ready.Starting your own country to not pay tax isn't that unusual - looking at you USA. But cancelling your country to get drunk? That's real frontier spirit!Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. In the follow up episode, we'll be talking to distinguished historian Professor Kathy Burke - so let us know your questions.Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.31 min
- Ken Cheng: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
We talk to star of Radio 4 and TV Ken Cheng about Incels, the UK comedy circuit (almost the same subject) and the weird life of Hong Xiuquan (like a combination of those two things).
Plus we play TWO quizzes about the kings of the Taipei - Taiping vs Lie-ping and Which king did that thing?
Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with questions and comments which we'll address in our next episode. Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter for fun facts, news and poorly-informed shouting.
Enjoyed the first series of CTDEA? Please help us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.
36 min - S02 E01 Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
What's the bloodiest cult of all time? Jim Jones? Nope. David Koresh? Pfft. Amateur. Nope, it's the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom which sprang up in nineteenth century China when one aspiring civil servant failed his exams and decided he was the brother of Jesus Christ.
Confused? You will be. You will be. (Yoda).
Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. In the follow up episode, we'll be talking to BBC Radio 4's "Chinese Comedian" star Ken Cheng.
Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.
35 min - Series 2 COMING SOON...
Did you enjoy series 1? No? Sshhh...
Join us for series 2 where we'll be covering Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Republic of Rough and Ready, Axum, Soviet Republic of Bavaria, Willoughbyland and Sparta.
Plus we'll have some amazing guests, songs, sketches and competitions...maybe.
Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with questions and comments which we'll address in our next episode.
Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter for fun facts, news and poorly-informed shouting.
Remember to SUBSCRIBE to keep us existing!
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About Countries That Don't Exist Anymore
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Join Ed and Phil O'Meara as they look at countries lost to the mists of time. We’ll have stories, sketches, songs and guests. Have you ever heard of the Republic of West Florida? Or how about the…
Soviet Republic of Bavaria? Subscribe to hear their stories, learn and maybe even laugh.
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