How to Invent a Country
When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
Latest episodes
Aug 24, 2018 • 28min
The Invention of Spain #2
The heroic last stand
Aug 17, 2018 • 29min
The Invention of Spain #1
What is Catalonia? What's Castille?
Aug 9, 2018 • 28min
The Invention of Italy #3
Big appetite, bad teeth
Aug 3, 2018 • 28min
The Invention of Italy #2
The man in the red cape
Jul 24, 2018 • 29min
The Invention of Italy #1
A less than sturdy boot
Jul 16, 2018 • 27min
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #3
The end of the dynasty
Jul 9, 2018 • 28min
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #2
King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor - where did it all go wrong?
Jul 3, 2018 • 28min
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #1
How did a small family from Switzerland become Europe's greatest dynasty?
Jun 25, 2018 • 29min
The Netherlands - Why Belgium?
There is a faultline in Europe, from the North Sea to the Alps. Belgium sits halfway.
Jun 18, 2018 • 30min
The Netherlands - The Dutch Golden Age
How Amsterdam became one of the world's leading cities in a few short decades
