At the beginning of 2024 the president of the Chinese People's Republic, Xi Jinping, claimed people living on both sides of the Taiwan Straits should reunite "and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". But is Taiwan really part of China, and could this question lead to war? Misha Glenny and producer Miles Warde have been to …

The Long March, the Civil War, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural RevolutionBBC Radio 4 による

The end of the Qing and the troubled birth of the republic under Dr Sun Yat-senBBC Radio 4 による

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Misha Glenny and Miles Warde head east to find out what is China and where it came from?BBC Radio 4 による

A bonus episode with Hannah Lucinda Smith, Christopher de Bellaigue and Misha GlennyBBC Radio 4 による

Ep 3 - How the republic of Turkey emerged from the ruins of World War OneBBC Radio 4 による

EP 2 - The Invention of Turkey and slow decline of the empire from the siege of ViennaBBC Radio 4 による

Ep1 - Istanbul and Mehmet the Conqueror. Misha Glenny on the birth of the Ottoman empireBBC Radio 4 による

Ep 1 The Invention of Russia ... told from a time when it was still very smallBBC Radio 4 による

Ep 2 - The Invention of Russia and the expansion east to Siberia, west into UkraineBBC Radio 4 による

Ep 3 - The Invention of Russia and Catherine the Great, presented by Misha GlennyBBC Radio 4 による

Ep 4 - The Invention of Russia, presented by Misha Glenny and produced by Miles WardeBBC Radio 4 による

with Sir John Eliot, plus exciting newsBBC Radio 4 による

Ep 3 - Poland reborn and invaded again. Misha Glenny presents, Miles Warde holds the mic.BBC Radio 4 による

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Ep 1 - how Europe's largest state was sliced and diced by Russia, Prussia and Austria.BBC Radio 4 による

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The Swedish Baltic Empire ... why it's not all Abba and social democracy with the SwedesBBC Radio 4 による

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"The thing about the border - we've lived it. It doesn't feel like history to us."BBC Radio 4 による

Dr Joan Redmond talks to Misha Glenny about Ireland, England and the early seeds of warBBC Radio 4 による

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The Invention of France #3BBC Radio 4 による

The Invention of France #2BBC Radio 4 による

The Invention of France #1BBC Radio 4 による

Getulio Vargas, inventor of Brazil?BBC Radio 4 による

Independence or death!BBC Radio 4 による

I came by boatBBC Radio 4 による

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The heroic last standBBC Radio 4 による

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How Amsterdam became one of the world's leading cities in a few short decadesBBC Radio 4 による