How to Invent a Country
BBC Radio 4
When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 21, 2018 • 30min
The Invention of Brazil #2
Independence or death!
Sep 14, 2018 • 28min
The Invention of Brazil #1
I came by boat
Sep 5, 2018 • 28min
The Invention of Spain #3
A sense of disaster
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?
