Empire Podcast
@empirepoduk.bsky.social
Podcast on empires and world history 🌎
A Goalhanger production with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
Current series - WRITERS OF EMPIRE
A Goalhanger production with Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
Current series - WRITERS OF EMPIRE
💥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.
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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...
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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?
The History of the countries on Trump's Shopping List Continues with... Canada 🇨🇦
🇨🇦NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY🇨🇦
Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool's Gold
🇨🇦NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY🇨🇦
Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool's Gold
June 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The History of the countries on Trump's Shopping List Continues with... Canada 🇨🇦
🇨🇦NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY🇨🇦
Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool's Gold
🇨🇦NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY🇨🇦
Colonising Canada: Kidnapping, Scurvy, & Fool's Gold
⚔️NEW SERIES LAUNCHES TODAY! ⚔️
We explore the history of the countries on Trump's Shopping List, starting with Greenland!
Episode 1...
🧊Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies 🧊
We explore the history of the countries on Trump's Shopping List, starting with Greenland!
Episode 1...
🧊Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies 🧊
June 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
⚔️NEW SERIES LAUNCHES TODAY! ⚔️
We explore the history of the countries on Trump's Shopping List, starting with Greenland!
Episode 1...
🧊Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies 🧊
We explore the history of the countries on Trump's Shopping List, starting with Greenland!
Episode 1...
🧊Viking Greenland: Erik The Red & Horny Zombies 🧊
All 5 of our episodes on the YALTA CONFERENCE are out now!
80 years on since the pivotal conference between the Big Three - Stalin, FDR, & Churchill - what really happened behind the smiley photos and the grand feasts as the post-war world was carved up?
80 years on since the pivotal conference between the Big Three - Stalin, FDR, & Churchill - what really happened behind the smiley photos and the grand feasts as the post-war world was carved up?
June 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
All 5 of our episodes on the YALTA CONFERENCE are out now!
80 years on since the pivotal conference between the Big Three - Stalin, FDR, & Churchill - what really happened behind the smiley photos and the grand feasts as the post-war world was carved up?
80 years on since the pivotal conference between the Big Three - Stalin, FDR, & Churchill - what really happened behind the smiley photos and the grand feasts as the post-war world was carved up?
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New from @EmpirePodUK
THE BURNING OF THE IMPERIAL SUMMER PALACE:
The Second Opium War & the Century of Humiliation
THE BURNING OF THE IMPERIAL SUMMER PALACE:
The Second Opium War & the Century of Humiliation
May 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
New from @EmpirePodUK
THE BURNING OF THE IMPERIAL SUMMER PALACE:
The Second Opium War & the Century of Humiliation
THE BURNING OF THE IMPERIAL SUMMER PALACE:
The Second Opium War & the Century of Humiliation
Have you been enjoying our series on VICTORIAN NARCOS - The Opium Wars?
Episode 6 out today: SELLING DRUGS TO QUEEN VICTORIA
Episode 6 out today: SELLING DRUGS TO QUEEN VICTORIA
May 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Have you been enjoying our series on VICTORIAN NARCOS - The Opium Wars?
Episode 6 out today: SELLING DRUGS TO QUEEN VICTORIA
Episode 6 out today: SELLING DRUGS TO QUEEN VICTORIA
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New from @EmpirePodUK
NARCOGEDDON-
HOW THE EAST INDIA COMPANY FLOODED CHINA WITH OPIUM
NARCOGEDDON-
HOW THE EAST INDIA COMPANY FLOODED CHINA WITH OPIUM
May 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New from @EmpirePodUK
NARCOGEDDON-
HOW THE EAST INDIA COMPANY FLOODED CHINA WITH OPIUM
NARCOGEDDON-
HOW THE EAST INDIA COMPANY FLOODED CHINA WITH OPIUM
In the final chapter of our Ireland story @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by the brilliant @fotoole.bsky.social to discuss how Ireland has transformed since the mid-20th century.
Ireland Transformed: From Banning Condoms to Exporting Viagra
✨EPISODE OUT TODAY✨
Ireland Transformed: From Banning Condoms to Exporting Viagra
✨EPISODE OUT TODAY✨
April 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In the final chapter of our Ireland story @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by the brilliant @fotoole.bsky.social to discuss how Ireland has transformed since the mid-20th century.
Ireland Transformed: From Banning Condoms to Exporting Viagra
✨EPISODE OUT TODAY✨
Ireland Transformed: From Banning Condoms to Exporting Viagra
✨EPISODE OUT TODAY✨