Empire: World History
@empirepoduk.bsky.social
Podcast on empires and world history 🌎
A Goalhanger production with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
A Goalhanger production with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
💥 NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Next in our EPIC series on the 1857 Indian Mutiny: @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by author Ira Mukhoty to discuss the rebel leader known as India’s Joan of Arc!
Next in our EPIC series on the 1857 Indian Mutiny: @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by author Ira Mukhoty to discuss the rebel leader known as India’s Joan of Arc!
January 20, 2026 at 10:51 AM
💥 NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Next in our EPIC series on the 1857 Indian Mutiny: @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by author Ira Mukhoty to discuss the rebel leader known as India’s Joan of Arc!
Next in our EPIC series on the 1857 Indian Mutiny: @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by author Ira Mukhoty to discuss the rebel leader known as India’s Joan of Arc!
💥NEW EPISODE OUT 💥
Next up in our photography series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss the woman who took on a brutal empire ... and won!
Next up in our photography series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss the woman who took on a brutal empire ... and won!
December 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT 💥
Next up in our photography series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss the woman who took on a brutal empire ... and won!
Next up in our photography series, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss the woman who took on a brutal empire ... and won!
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Join @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social as they discuss the man who photographed some of histories' most famous faces:
🇬🇧 Winston Churchill 🇬🇧
☮️ Martin Luther King Jr.☮️
🇨🇺 Fidel Castro 🇨🇺
👑 Queen Elizabeth II 👑
To name just a few!
Join @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social as they discuss the man who photographed some of histories' most famous faces:
🇬🇧 Winston Churchill 🇬🇧
☮️ Martin Luther King Jr.☮️
🇨🇺 Fidel Castro 🇨🇺
👑 Queen Elizabeth II 👑
To name just a few!
December 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Join @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social as they discuss the man who photographed some of histories' most famous faces:
🇬🇧 Winston Churchill 🇬🇧
☮️ Martin Luther King Jr.☮️
🇨🇺 Fidel Castro 🇨🇺
👑 Queen Elizabeth II 👑
To name just a few!
Join @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social as they discuss the man who photographed some of histories' most famous faces:
🇬🇧 Winston Churchill 🇬🇧
☮️ Martin Luther King Jr.☮️
🇨🇺 Fidel Castro 🇨🇺
👑 Queen Elizabeth II 👑
To name just a few!
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Kicking off our BRAND NEW Eyes on Empire series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social discuss the one of the most sinister cameramen in history ...
... Hitler's photographer
Kicking off our BRAND NEW Eyes on Empire series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social discuss the one of the most sinister cameramen in history ...
... Hitler's photographer
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Kicking off our BRAND NEW Eyes on Empire series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social discuss the one of the most sinister cameramen in history ...
... Hitler's photographer
Kicking off our BRAND NEW Eyes on Empire series, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social discuss the one of the most sinister cameramen in history ...
... Hitler's photographer
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
For the LAST instalment of our Writers of Empire series,
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Pulitzer Prize winner, Benjamin Moser, to discuss the always divisive V. S. Naipaul
For the LAST instalment of our Writers of Empire series,
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Pulitzer Prize winner, Benjamin Moser, to discuss the always divisive V. S. Naipaul
December 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
For the LAST instalment of our Writers of Empire series,
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Pulitzer Prize winner, Benjamin Moser, to discuss the always divisive V. S. Naipaul
For the LAST instalment of our Writers of Empire series,
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Pulitzer Prize winner, Benjamin Moser, to discuss the always divisive V. S. Naipaul
⚡️ BONUS EPISODE OUT ⚡️
For the last part of our cricket saga, @anitaanand.bsky.social is once again joined by cricket journalist, Tim Wigmore, to discuss the sport's history in The West Indies and South Africa!
For the last part of our cricket saga, @anitaanand.bsky.social is once again joined by cricket journalist, Tim Wigmore, to discuss the sport's history in The West Indies and South Africa!
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
⚡️ BONUS EPISODE OUT ⚡️
For the last part of our cricket saga, @anitaanand.bsky.social is once again joined by cricket journalist, Tim Wigmore, to discuss the sport's history in The West Indies and South Africa!
For the last part of our cricket saga, @anitaanand.bsky.social is once again joined by cricket journalist, Tim Wigmore, to discuss the sport's history in The West Indies and South Africa!
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
For the next part of our cricket mini-series, we turn to the country with the largest cricket fanbase in the world ...
🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳
For the next part of our cricket mini-series, we turn to the country with the largest cricket fanbase in the world ...
🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
For the next part of our cricket mini-series, we turn to the country with the largest cricket fanbase in the world ...
🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳
For the next part of our cricket mini-series, we turn to the country with the largest cricket fanbase in the world ...
🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Joined by cricket journalist Tim Wigmore, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social kick off their series on the colonial history of one of the world's most popular sports ...
🏏CRICKET🏏
Joined by cricket journalist Tim Wigmore, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social kick off their series on the colonial history of one of the world's most popular sports ...
🏏CRICKET🏏
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Joined by cricket journalist Tim Wigmore, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social kick off their series on the colonial history of one of the world's most popular sports ...
🏏CRICKET🏏
Joined by cricket journalist Tim Wigmore, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social kick off their series on the colonial history of one of the world's most popular sports ...
🏏CRICKET🏏
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Following on from last week, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social dive into the complex history of everyone's favourite journalist with a quiff ...
... Tintin!
Following on from last week, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social dive into the complex history of everyone's favourite journalist with a quiff ...
... Tintin!
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
Following on from last week, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social dive into the complex history of everyone's favourite journalist with a quiff ...
... Tintin!
Following on from last week, @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social dive into the complex history of everyone's favourite journalist with a quiff ...
... Tintin!
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
What's the colonial history of your favourite cartoons?
In this episode...
🇫🇷Asterix and Obelix 🇫🇷 vs 🐘 Babar The Elephant🐘
What's the colonial history of your favourite cartoons?
In this episode...
🇫🇷Asterix and Obelix 🇫🇷 vs 🐘 Babar The Elephant🐘
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
💥NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY💥
What's the colonial history of your favourite cartoons?
In this episode...
🇫🇷Asterix and Obelix 🇫🇷 vs 🐘 Babar The Elephant🐘
What's the colonial history of your favourite cartoons?
In this episode...
🇫🇷Asterix and Obelix 🇫🇷 vs 🐘 Babar The Elephant🐘
⏰NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY⏰
Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.
Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
⏰NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY⏰
Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.
Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.
Reposted by Empire: World History
You all really need to subscribe to @empirepoduk.bsky.social with @anitaanand.bsky.social & @willdalrymple.bsky.social. The John Buchan bonus episode with Murray Pittock was great craic, as he & william went full clanjamfrie. Brilliant stuff. Buchan in the shopping cart.
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
You all really need to subscribe to @empirepoduk.bsky.social with @anitaanand.bsky.social & @willdalrymple.bsky.social. The John Buchan bonus episode with Murray Pittock was great craic, as he & william went full clanjamfrie. Brilliant stuff. Buchan in the shopping cart.
Episode 2 of our Orwell miniseries out NOW..
🪖Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War🪖
Like Hemingway and Laurie Lee, the idealist writer George Orwell joined the Republican forces in Spain to fight General Franco, with his experiences inspiring Homage To Catalonia...
🪖Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War🪖
Like Hemingway and Laurie Lee, the idealist writer George Orwell joined the Republican forces in Spain to fight General Franco, with his experiences inspiring Homage To Catalonia...
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Episode 2 of our Orwell miniseries out NOW..
🪖Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War🪖
Like Hemingway and Laurie Lee, the idealist writer George Orwell joined the Republican forces in Spain to fight General Franco, with his experiences inspiring Homage To Catalonia...
🪖Fighting Fascism In The Spanish Civil War🪖
Like Hemingway and Laurie Lee, the idealist writer George Orwell joined the Republican forces in Spain to fight General Franco, with his experiences inspiring Homage To Catalonia...
As the ceasefire in Gaza comes into action, today's Empire episode goes back to the 1920s when the British occupied the region.
The Black and Tans, fresh from the Irish War of Independence, arrive in Mandate Palestine to violently impose imperial order, & tensions are rising...
The Black and Tans, fresh from the Irish War of Independence, arrive in Mandate Palestine to violently impose imperial order, & tensions are rising...
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
As the ceasefire in Gaza comes into action, today's Empire episode goes back to the 1920s when the British occupied the region.
The Black and Tans, fresh from the Irish War of Independence, arrive in Mandate Palestine to violently impose imperial order, & tensions are rising...
The Black and Tans, fresh from the Irish War of Independence, arrive in Mandate Palestine to violently impose imperial order, & tensions are rising...
Richard The Lionheart and Saladin are lionised in popular culture, and the Crusades is a story that many Europeans know well - but how does this epic history crossover with the history of Gaza?
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Richard The Lionheart and Saladin are lionised in popular culture, and the Crusades is a story that many Europeans know well - but how does this epic history crossover with the history of Gaza?
THE HISTORY OF GAZA SERIES CONTINUES...
Episode 4
☪︎ Gaza & The Islamic Conquest ☪︎
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Peter Sarris to discuss how the Arabs rapidly conquered vast territories in the seventh century, including Gaza...
Episode 4
☪︎ Gaza & The Islamic Conquest ☪︎
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Peter Sarris to discuss how the Arabs rapidly conquered vast territories in the seventh century, including Gaza...
September 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
THE HISTORY OF GAZA SERIES CONTINUES...
Episode 4
☪︎ Gaza & The Islamic Conquest ☪︎
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Peter Sarris to discuss how the Arabs rapidly conquered vast territories in the seventh century, including Gaza...
Episode 4
☪︎ Gaza & The Islamic Conquest ☪︎
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Peter Sarris to discuss how the Arabs rapidly conquered vast territories in the seventh century, including Gaza...
Our Gaza series continues...
ANCIENT GAZA: FROM THE ASSYRIANS TO THE ROMANS
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by @josephinequinn.bsky.social to discuss the 5 ancient empires that conquered Gaza...
ANCIENT GAZA: FROM THE ASSYRIANS TO THE ROMANS
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by @josephinequinn.bsky.social to discuss the 5 ancient empires that conquered Gaza...
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Our Gaza series continues...
ANCIENT GAZA: FROM THE ASSYRIANS TO THE ROMANS
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by @josephinequinn.bsky.social to discuss the 5 ancient empires that conquered Gaza...
ANCIENT GAZA: FROM THE ASSYRIANS TO THE ROMANS
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and
@anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by @josephinequinn.bsky.social to discuss the 5 ancient empires that conquered Gaza...
Reposted by Empire: World History
I was so honoured to talk to @empirepoduk.bsky.social about Gaza. Nothing else to say: please listen.
⭐NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY⭐
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
September 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I was so honoured to talk to @empirepoduk.bsky.social about Gaza. Nothing else to say: please listen.
⭐NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY⭐
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
September 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
⭐NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY⭐
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
Who's been listening to our SUEZ CRISIS series?
Episode 4 is out today!
How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956?
Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser?
Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in the 1950s?
Episode 4 is out today!
How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956?
Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser?
Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in the 1950s?
September 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Who's been listening to our SUEZ CRISIS series?
Episode 4 is out today!
How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956?
Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser?
Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in the 1950s?
Episode 4 is out today!
How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956?
Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser?
Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in the 1950s?
Reposted by Empire: World History
Did Eden deceive the Queen about collusion with Israel over Suez? The episode made for one of the most gripping episodes of The Crown- but what was the truth? Don't miss the latest episode @empirepoduk.bsky.social to discover!
September 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Did Eden deceive the Queen about collusion with Israel over Suez? The episode made for one of the most gripping episodes of The Crown- but what was the truth? Don't miss the latest episode @empirepoduk.bsky.social to discover!
💥 NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY 💥
🌏The Five Partitions That Reshaped Modern Asia🌏
Episode 1...
INDIA'S FIRST PARTITION: BURMA'S BREXIT
@anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss Burma's dramatic separation from India in 1937.
🌏The Five Partitions That Reshaped Modern Asia🌏
Episode 1...
INDIA'S FIRST PARTITION: BURMA'S BREXIT
@anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss Burma's dramatic separation from India in 1937.
August 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
💥 NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY 💥
🌏The Five Partitions That Reshaped Modern Asia🌏
Episode 1...
INDIA'S FIRST PARTITION: BURMA'S BREXIT
@anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss Burma's dramatic separation from India in 1937.
🌏The Five Partitions That Reshaped Modern Asia🌏
Episode 1...
INDIA'S FIRST PARTITION: BURMA'S BREXIT
@anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social discuss Burma's dramatic separation from India in 1937.
Reposted by Empire: World History
New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
The French Attempt to Build the Panama Canal
The French Attempt to Build the Panama Canal
July 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
The French Attempt to Build the Panama Canal
The French Attempt to Build the Panama Canal
NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY...
Canada's Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories
What was life like for Indigenous children forced to attend Residential Schools in Canada in the and 1900s?
Canada's Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories
What was life like for Indigenous children forced to attend Residential Schools in Canada in the and 1900s?
July 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY...
Canada's Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories
What was life like for Indigenous children forced to attend Residential Schools in Canada in the and 1900s?
Canada's Dark Secret: Stolen Children, Unmarked Graves, & Survival Stories
What was life like for Indigenous children forced to attend Residential Schools in Canada in the and 1900s?
Reposted by Empire: World History
The next chapter in our @empirepoduk.bsky.social Canada miniseries is OUT TODAY 🇨🇦
Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind 'The Last of The Mohicans'
Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada?
Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind 'The Last of The Mohicans'
Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada?
July 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The next chapter in our @empirepoduk.bsky.social Canada miniseries is OUT TODAY 🇨🇦
Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind 'The Last of The Mohicans'
Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada?
Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind 'The Last of The Mohicans'
Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada?