Empire: World History
The rise and fall of empires and the events that shaped world history.William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutions, imperial wars, and the people who built and lost empires.From the British Empire to the Ottomans to Ancient India, history is shaped by power struggles and territorial conquests. How does it continue to affect the world today?Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to li...
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Episodes (406)
What Is Life Like For Palestinians Under Occupation?
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349. Occupation of The West Bank (Part 4)
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348. How 1967 Changed The Middle East Forever (Part 3)
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Jung Chang On Life Under Mao & Being Banned From China
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347. The Six Day War (Part 2)
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346. From Suez To The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (Part 1)
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345. Chairman Mao: The Cultural Revolution (Ep 6)
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344. Chairman Mao: The Great Leap Forward (Ep 5)
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Christiane Amanpour On Iran & Trump’s Miscalculations
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343. Lebanon: Hezbollah, Israel, & Fifty Years As A Battleground
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342. Iran: The Three Ayatollahs – From Revolution to Dynasty
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341. Chairman Mao: The Clash With Stalin (Ep 4)
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340. Chairman Mao: World War II, Japanese Invasion, & Massacre in Nanjing (Ep 3)
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339. Chairman Mao: China's Communist Uprising (Ep 2)
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338.Chairman Mao: Birth of A Dictator (Ep 1)
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337. Bronze Age Apocalypse: Philistines, Israelites, & Rebuilding The Ruins (Ep...
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336. Bronze Age Apocalypse: How To Survive The End of The World (Ep 5)
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335. Bronze Age Apocalypse: Solving The Mystery of The Collapse (Ep 4)
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334. Bronze Age Apocalypse: Did Homer Write History? (Ep 3)
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333. Bronze Age Apocalypse: The Fall of Troy with Stephen Fry (Ep 2)
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332. Bronze Age Apocalypse: Before The Collapse (Ep 1)
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331. The Iranian Revolution: Will The Shah Return To Iran? (Ep 2)
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330. The Iranian Revolution: 1979 vs. 2026 (Ep 1)
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329. Indian Uprising 1857: The British Raj is Born (Part 8)
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328. Indian Uprising 1857: The Reign of Terror (Part 7)
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327. Indian Uprising 1857: The British Strike Back (Part 6)
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326. Indian Uprising 1857: India’s Joan of Arc – Rani of Jhansi (Part 5)
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325. Indian Uprising 1857: The Siege of Lucknow (Part 4)
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324. Indian Uprising 1857: Massacre and Revenge in Kanpur (Part 3)
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323. Indian Uprising 1857: The Rebels March On Delhi (Part 2)
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322. Indian Uprising 1857: The Mutiny (Part 1)
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321. Exploding Rum-filled Coffins, Anglo-Indian Sisterhood, & Julia Margaret Cam...
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320. Photos That Shook The World: Exposing Leopold in The Congo
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319. Heist of St Nicolas: The Medieval Mafia Who Stole Santa (Part 2)
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318. Heist of St Nicolas: Raiding Santa's Tomb (Part 1)
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317. Churchill's Photographer: From Escaping Genocide to MLK
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316. Hitler's Photographer: Nazi Secrets, Eva Braun, & Escaping Justice
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315. Controversy, Colonialism, & V.S. Naipaul
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314. Rudyard Kipling: Villain or Visionary? (Part 3)
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313. Rudyard Kipling: Escaping India & Writing The Jungle Book (Part 2)
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312. Rudyard Kipling: Son of Empire (Part 1)
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311. Cricket In India: Beating The Brits At Their Own Game (Part 2)
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310. The Origin of The Ashes & The Killer Cricket Scandal (Part 1)
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309. Tintin, Nazis, & Soviets
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308. Asterix and Obelix, Babar The Elephant, & Colonial Cartoons
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307. Austen vs Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
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306. Joseph Conrad: From Russian Exile To The Heart of Darkness
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305. Orwell: Dark Secrets, The CIA, & His Forgotten Failures (Part 4)
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304. Orwell: Animal Farm, 1984 & Totalitarian Dystopia (Part 3)
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303. Orwell: Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War (Part 2)
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