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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The narrative of western civilisation may have been at its most potent in the 19th century, but that doesn't mean it wasn't being questioned. Read by Nina Sosanya. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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What rivals are there to the west in modern times, and how do new narratives of inherited culture impact them? Read by Nina Sosanya. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Historian Naoise Mac Sweeney delves into the lives of historical figures to explore and interrogate the received narrative and origins of 'the west'. Read by Nina Sosanya. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Even as The Crusades loom large in history, Naoise Mac Sweeney asks just how unified the Christian past of the west was. Read by Nina Sosanya. Show more
What role did the narrative of a White and culturally coherent west play in allowing Europe to conquer and colonise most of the known world? Read by Nina Sosanya. Show more
