First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
William Dalrymple's new history of the East India Company and how this unregulated company came to wield dominion over India. Alistair McGowan reads. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
In William Dalrymple's new and acclaimed history of the East India Company a decisive battle transforms the trading company into a territorial power. Alistair McGowan reads. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
In William Dalrymple's new history of the East India Company Robert Clive's military prowess leads to financial gain in the eighteenth century. Alistair McGowan reads. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
William Dalrymple's critically acclaimed history of the East India Company turns to the brutal famine in Bengal in the late eighteenth century. The reader is Alistair McGowan. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
William Dalrymple's history of the East India Company turns to its legacy as a prototype for modern day global corporations, with newly written reflections. Alistair McGowan reads. Show more