The Second Anglo-Boer War erupts, following the British ultimatum and the Boer counter-ultimatum. In the opening weeks of the war, the Boers have everything their own way, and the British are stymied.
Transcript.
(Thanks to listener Joseph M. for providing the transcript.)
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
Closing Theme
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A look at the Britain and her Empire at the end of the nineteenth century, with a special emphasis on Ireland and South Africa because, [spoiler alert] things are going to happen in both of those countries.
Transcript.
(Thanks to listener Joseph M. for providing the transcript.)
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
“Rule, Britannia!”
Composed in 1740 by Thomas Arne. Public domain.
“Eternal Father, Strong to Save”
Composed in 1860 by William Whiting. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain. Source.
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are
© and ℗ 2015 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.
A look at some of the biggest physical science puzzles at the beginning of the twentieth century. Electrons, x-rays, radioactivity. And a look at the most important scientist of the time, Marie Curie.
Transcript.
(Thanks to listener Joseph M. for providing the transcript.)
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
First Suite in E♭ for Military Band
Composed in 1909 by Gustav Holst. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Marine Band. Public domain. Source.
Closing Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are
© and ℗ 2015 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved.
The Dreyfus Affair pits the French Right against the Republic in a political struggle that threatens to tear the country apart, and tells us something about the new face of antisemitism.
Transcript.
(Thanks to listener Joseph M. for providing the transcript.)
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
Valse de Paris
Closing Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved.