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Empire Goalhanger Podcasts
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- History
How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today?
William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history.
The first series looks at the British in India, covering the East India Company, the Raj, Gandhi, Independence and Partition.
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Barbary Corsairs: Raiding the British isles
Slave raids on the south coast of Britain. Islamic executioners from Exeter. North African pirates in the Mediterranean. The Barbary slave trade is quite extraordinary. Listen this week as William and Anita are joined by Nabil Matar to discuss it.
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Producer: Callum Hill
Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn
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The Slave who Ruled
Born in Ethiopia, 1548, Malik Ambar was taken from his people at the age of 12 and sold into slavery. First he was sold to an owner in Baghdad, where he converted to Islam, but he ended up in India, on the Deccan plateau. From there, his star rose, eventually to become ruler of the Sultanate Ahmadnagar and the arch-rival of the Mughal Empire. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Manu Pillai to discuss this extraordinary figure.
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Producer: Callum Hill
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Vikings: Slavs to Slaves
Indian beads found on a Viking in Britain, how did this come to be? The story includes the origin of the word slave, a surprising trade, and a horrific funeral ritual. Listen this week as Anita and William are joined by Cat Jarman to discuss the Viking slave trade.
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Rome: A Slave Society
Was Rome a slave society? Did Caesar really take a million Gauls captive? And what is the real story of Spartacus? Listen as William and Anita are joined by Mary Beard to discuss slavery in Ancient Rome.
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Producer: Callum Hill
Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn
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The Dawn of Everything
Is slavery hardwired into society? Is hierarchy inevitable? Who built the pyramids? Listen as William and Anita are joined by David Wengrow to discuss slavery in the world’s most ancient civilizations.
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/empirepod.
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Producer: Callum Hill
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Series 3: The History of Slavery
One series ends, another dawns. With the Ottomans now behind us, we move on to the history of slavery. Listen as William and Anita discuss what will be covered in the next series, why they want to do it, and tease a few of the jaw-dropping facts to come.
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/empirepod.
Twitter: @Empirepoduk
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Producer: Callum Hill
Exec Producer: Jack Davenport
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