Legacy

Original Legacy Productions

Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Napoleon | Vive La Revolution | 1

    EPISÓDIO 1

    Napoleon | Vive La Revolution | 1

    A Corsican boy, an outsider, seizes his chance to make a name for himself when France is turned upside down by a long and bloody revolution. He’s relentless in his pursuit of power, and in the pursuit of one woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  2. Napoleon | Charlemagne's Crown | 2

    EPISÓDIO 2

    Napoleon | Charlemagne's Crown | 2

    It’s not enough for Napoleon to dominate France. He fights right across Europe before sweeping into Notre Dame, Josephine at his side, to claim an imperial crown, watched by Europe’s elite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  3. Napoleon | Clash of Empires | 3

    EPISÓDIO 3

    Napoleon | Clash of Empires | 3

    Napoleon’s military success has cowed a continent but, in Russia, he meets almost unimaginable horror. He was defeated, he says, not by the Tsar, but by winter. His subjects aren’t so sure. And his enemies see an opportunity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  4. Napoleon | The Emperor & The Duke | 4

    EPISÓDIO 4

    Napoleon | The Emperor & The Duke | 4

    After escaping exile on Elba, Napoleon marches back to power. But the British Duke of Wellington is on his way to Waterloo to end the Napoleonic era. When the battle subsides, what’s left of Napoleon’s legacy? And what is his legacy today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  5. Cecil Rhodes | Eureka! | 1

    EPISÓDIO 5

    Cecil Rhodes | Eureka! | 1

    A sickly vicar’s son travels from England to Africa to join the diamond rush. Cecil Rhodes wants to make his fortune. But he also wants to extend the British Empire. Drama in his private life threatens to undermine both ambitions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  6. Cecil Rhodes | The Rise of Rhodesia | 2

    EPISÓDIO 6

    Cecil Rhodes | The Rise of Rhodesia | 2

    Rhodes dashes back to Kimberley to be with his dying friend. He then redoubles his colonial efforts, using ruthless tactics to trick the indigenous population out of their land. But an ill-fated scheme to take on the Boers is about to hurt him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  7. Cecil Rhodes | A Brooding Spirit | 3

    EPISÓDIO 7

    Cecil Rhodes | A Brooding Spirit | 3

    Rhodes deals with the fallout from the Jameson Raid as questions about his conduct reach the British parliament. He finds a new cause to further his ambition but years of ill-health are starting to catch up with him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  8. Cecil Rhodes | Must Rhodes Fall? | 4

    EPISÓDIO 8

    Cecil Rhodes | Must Rhodes Fall? | 4

    More than a century after Rhodes' death students in South Africa and Britain thrust his name back into the spotlight. Should statues of colonialists like him be torn down? And, in Africa, how is Rhodes' legacy felt today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
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Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Autoria
    Original Legacy Productions
  • Anos em atividade
    2 mil
  • Episódios
    122
  • Classificação
    Para todos
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    © Original Legacy Productions
  • Site do programa
    Legacy
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