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Episode 1 - In the Beginning
Episode 1 - In the Beginning
Download Episode! In this Introductory episode, I explain the concept of this podcast and give a lightning summary o... Read more
8 Apr 2017
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13mins
Ranked #2
Episode 2 - Land of the Romans
Episode 2 - Land of the Romans
Download Episode! This week's episode explores the background to the Balkan national independence movements - the Otto... Read more
22 Apr 2017
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24mins
Ranked #3
Episode 42 - The Slav Kingdom in Interwar Europe
Episode 42 - The Slav Kingdom in Interwar Europe
Today, we take a look at what Yugoslavia's neighbours have been up to. A clue: it's a lot.
23 Dec 2019
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52mins
Ranked #4
Episode 3 - The Serbian Uprising
Episode 3 - The Serbian Uprising
Download Episode! Finally, time to get the first of the countries that will become Yugoslavia on the board, as a bun... Read more
6 May 2017
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25mins
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Ranked #5
Episode 43.6 - A Panel Discussion on Interwar Yugoslavia
Episode 43.6 - A Panel Discussion on Interwar Yugoslavia
So, a few weeks ago, me and a few others got together to have an online chat about the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and why it... Read more
10 May 2020
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1hr 32mins
Ranked #6
Episode 12 - The Balkan Wars Part I
Episode 12 - The Balkan Wars Part I
Download Episode! Today, we open the final chapter in the Balkans before the Great War, taking a tour round what's le... Read more
16 Sep 2017
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29mins
Ranked #7
Episode 29 - The Great War Part 1
Episode 29 - The Great War Part 1
For Serbia and Montenegro, the First World War began very much as a straightforward fight for survival. Theme Music – “C... Read more
19 Aug 2018
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32mins
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Episode 21 - Greater Croatia
Episode 21 - Greater Croatia
Download Episode! After the return of party politics to Croatia in the 1860s, two opposing currents led by two very dif... Read more
24 Feb 2018
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35mins
Ranked #9
Episode 36 - The Parties
Episode 36 - The Parties
In today's episode, we rattle through the various political parties set to compete for power in the newly united Kingdom... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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38mins
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Episode 22 - Croats and Serbs
Episode 22 - Croats and Serbs
Download Episode! The Habsburg acquisition of Bosnia in 1878 brought with it significant ethnic polarisation in Croat... Read more
10 Mar 2018
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36mins
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Episode 4 - The Sick Man of Europe
Episode 4 - The Sick Man of Europe
Download Episode! After becoming Prince of Serbia in 1817, Miloš Obrenović set about consolidating his position as an... Read more
19 May 2017
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25mins
Ranked #12
Episode 24 - Both Sides of Our Nation
Episode 24 - Both Sides of Our Nation
In the early 1900s, Croats and Serbs came together to form a united front against Habsburg rule. Theme Music – “Charlott... Read more
21 Apr 2018
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34mins
Ranked #13
Episode 25 - The Assassination Prequels
Episode 25 - The Assassination Prequels
In the last years before World War I, Croatia became a violent place to be, as student nationalists turned to increasing... Read more
5 May 2018
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37mins
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Episode 26 - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Episode 26 - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Download Episode! In 1878, the Habsburg Empire made its final imperial conquest - the Ottoman provinces of Bosnia &... Read more
19 May 2018
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40mins
Ranked #15
Episode 17 - The Illyrians
Episode 17 - The Illyrians
In the decades after the great upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, a young Croatian named Ljudevit Gaj will launch the fir... Read more
25 Nov 2017
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33mins
Ranked #16
Episode 20 - Absolutism and Reform
Episode 20 - Absolutism and Reform
After the victory of Counter-Revolution in 1849, the new Austrian regime built up a centralised autocratic Empire run fr... Read more
10 Feb 2018
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36mins
Ranked #17
Episode 18 - 1848
Episode 18 - 1848
Download Episode! The Great European Year of Revolution would be the greatest crisis the Habsburg Empire had faced sinc... Read more
9 Dec 2017
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27mins
Ranked #18
Episode 10 - Death of a Dynasty
Episode 10 - Death of a Dynasty
Download Episode! King Alexander I ascended the Serbian throne at the age of 12 in 1889. He didn't know it, but he was ... Read more
19 Aug 2017
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34mins
Ranked #19
Episode 40 - Corruption and Gridlock
Episode 40 - Corruption and Gridlock
In 1925, Yugoslavia's two great rivals, Stjepan Radić and Nikola Pašić, finally buried the hatchet and formed a governme... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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32mins
Ranked #20
Episode 35 - A New Country
Episode 35 - A New Country
After a long delay, here at last is the new episode! Today, we discuss the early foreign policy of the new Kingdom of Se... Read more
25 Dec 2018
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31mins
