How to Invent a Country

By BBC Radio 4

When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.

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The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

How to Invent a Country episodes:

May 17, 2021 The Birth of Bangladesh
Bangladesh was born in 1971.
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30min
November 24, 2020 Scandinavia - the narcissism of small differences
Ep3 Norway and fish, followed by oil
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30min
November 17, 2020 Scandinavia - The Viking Inheritance
The Swedish Baltic Empire ... why it's not all Abba and social democracy with the Swedes
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33min
November 10, 2020 Scandinavia - The Bridge
Ep 1 "Danes talk about Swedes all the time. Swedes don't talk about Danes so much."
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36min
October 01, 2019 Ireland - escalation!
"The thing about the border - we've lived it. It doesn't feel like history to us."
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17min
September 19, 2019 Ireland - plantation and conflict
Dr Joan Redmond talks to Misha Glenny about Ireland, England and the early seeds of war
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19min
September 09, 2019 Ireland - we used the word pagan as kids!
Fintan O'Toole talks to Misha Glenny about Catholics, Protestants, and Top of the Pops
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25min
March 17, 2019 The Invention of Britain #4 - so many different little corners!
Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales - why all these borders, and what do they mean?
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34min
March 10, 2019 The Invention of Britain #3
Insecurity - from Dover to Dublin, presented by Misha Glenny and produced by Miles Warde
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31min
March 04, 2019 The Invention of Britain #2
Anglocentrism .... or why Britons Never Will Be Slaves
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32min

FAQs about How to Invent a Country:

How many episodes does How to Invent a Country have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.