57 episodes

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

How to Invent a Country BBC Radio 4

    • History

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

    China: The Life and Times of Chairman Mao

    China: The Life and Times of Chairman Mao

    The Long March, the Civil War, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution

    • 41 min
    China: imperial collapse

    China: imperial collapse

    The end of the Qing and the troubled birth of the republic under Dr Sun Yat-sen

    • 41 min
    China - to kowtow or not to kowtow

    China - to kowtow or not to kowtow

    Find out how the world's greatest civilisation found itself dragged into two opium wars

    • 41 min
    China - the first emperor

    China - the first emperor

    Misha Glenny and Miles Warde head east to find out what is China and where it came from?

    • 44 min
    Turkey - Ottoman or Turk

    Turkey - Ottoman or Turk

    A bonus episode with Hannah Lucinda Smith, Christopher de Bellaigue and Misha Glenny

    • 27 min
    Turkey - A Delicate Balancing Act

    Turkey - A Delicate Balancing Act

    Ep 3 - How the republic of Turkey emerged from the ruins of World War One

    • 38 min

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