Apr 27, 2022
The Mau Mau Uprising was another lesser-known conflict that took place during the end of the British Empire between Kenyan insurgents and British forces. We ask questions like, What does Mau Mau actually mean? What happened in Britain’s detention camps? What was decolonisation? And what is the legacy of the conflict...
Apr 20, 2022
Few are aware of the secretive conflict that took place in the jungles of Malaysia in the 1940s and 1950s between British colonial forces and communist guerillas. So what tactics were used by both sides? Why was it called an Emergency and not a War? What happened to ordinary civilians caught in the crossfire? And why...
Apr 13, 2022
The Berlin Wall was one of the most important symbols of the Cold War, signifying the division of Europe into communist East and capitalist West.
But why was the Wall built? How did it affect the lives of ordinary Berliners? And how did it come crashing down in 1989?
In this episode we were joined by Russell...
Apr 6, 2022
In this brand new series of Conflict of Interest, high-profile guests ask the simple questions about the world’s most complex conflicts from the Cold War era.