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In this week's show we first look at Britain's decades long war against the slave trade in the 19th Century and how it changed what it meant to be human. In its war against the slave trade Britain stood alone and used every weapon at its disposal; economic, diplomatic, spending what would be billions of dollars today buying the freedom of all slaves in its orbit as well as military force. This war to bring the slave trade to an end was a pivotal moment in human society. Prior to this moment slavery had been endemic to nearly all people and civilisations yet after the Slave Trade Act 1807 (and the acts that followed like the Slavery Abolition Act 1833) slavery was no longer the default position of all humankind. 1807 marks an important date in the evolution of what it meant to be human.
We also cover topics like presentism and the contributions of British luminaries like Sir Isaac Newton and Ada Lovelace to science. We also discuss what Jesus would have had to say about virtue signalling and whether or not Twitter is a good place to discuss differences of opinion.
NB. Special note. It is Ada Lovelace not Ida Lovelace as mispronounced in the reading of the episode.
In the second part of the show we introduce you to David Nicholas Wilkinson to talk to him about his critically acclaimed holocaust documentary, Getting Away With Murder(s).
#antislavery
#theholocaust
#britain
#twitter
Great in Britain Radio is brought to you by the writer/director of the comedy movie Great in Britain: The Movie.
If you are in the UK or USA you can support truly independent British comedy by renting Great in Britain: The Movie on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Great in Britain: The Movie is a comedy about three old school friends and a dog called Audrey. It stars Jason Flemyng (Lock Stock) and Ben Starr, with Hannah Waddingham
(Ted Lasso), Larry Lamb (Gavin & Stacey), Colin Salmon (Bond) with West End star, Robert Portal and the late, great legendary British actor Peter Bowles. All supported by a cast of brilliant British comedy talent
https://greatinbritainmovie.com/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Britain-Movie-Jason-Flemyng/dp/B07WFXDYF3
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Britain-Movie-Jason-Flemyng/dp/B07WGWSJ5Y
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By greatinbritainradioIn this week's show we first look at Britain's decades long war against the slave trade in the 19th Century and how it changed what it meant to be human. In its war against the slave trade Britain stood alone and used every weapon at its disposal; economic, diplomatic, spending what would be billions of dollars today buying the freedom of all slaves in its orbit as well as military force. This war to bring the slave trade to an end was a pivotal moment in human society. Prior to this moment slavery had been endemic to nearly all people and civilisations yet after the Slave Trade Act 1807 (and the acts that followed like the Slavery Abolition Act 1833) slavery was no longer the default position of all humankind. 1807 marks an important date in the evolution of what it meant to be human.
We also cover topics like presentism and the contributions of British luminaries like Sir Isaac Newton and Ada Lovelace to science. We also discuss what Jesus would have had to say about virtue signalling and whether or not Twitter is a good place to discuss differences of opinion.
NB. Special note. It is Ada Lovelace not Ida Lovelace as mispronounced in the reading of the episode.
In the second part of the show we introduce you to David Nicholas Wilkinson to talk to him about his critically acclaimed holocaust documentary, Getting Away With Murder(s).
#antislavery
#theholocaust
#britain
#twitter
Great in Britain Radio is brought to you by the writer/director of the comedy movie Great in Britain: The Movie.
If you are in the UK or USA you can support truly independent British comedy by renting Great in Britain: The Movie on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Great in Britain: The Movie is a comedy about three old school friends and a dog called Audrey. It stars Jason Flemyng (Lock Stock) and Ben Starr, with Hannah Waddingham
(Ted Lasso), Larry Lamb (Gavin & Stacey), Colin Salmon (Bond) with West End star, Robert Portal and the late, great legendary British actor Peter Bowles. All supported by a cast of brilliant British comedy talent
https://greatinbritainmovie.com/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Britain-Movie-Jason-Flemyng/dp/B07WFXDYF3
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Britain-Movie-Jason-Flemyng/dp/B07WGWSJ5Y