We talk to historian Tom Holland about the fall of the Roman Republic and the parallels with today. Why does Roman history still exert such a strong pull over our imaginations? Are politicians like Trump and Berlusconi recognisable types from the ancient past? And is contemporary democracy vulnerable to the same forces that brought down the Roman Republic? Plus, we discuss Putin's claim that Russia is now the Third Rome. What is he getting at? With Helen Thompson.
Twilight of Democracy
Helen's History of Ideas
James Meek on Healthcare: from WHO to NHS
Brexit in the Age of Covid
Burma's Hidden History
Britain Wrestles with its Past
American Fascism: Then and Now
Police State USA
What Just Happened at the New York Times?
Matt Forde
Facts vs Opinions
Dan Snow on Covid History (and Cummings)
Bread, Cement, Cactus
Europe Blows Up
Labour and Brexit: Beyond the Crisis
Ebola, COVID and the WHO
David Miliband on the Crisis
History of Ideas: Wollstonecraft on Sexual Politics
History of Ideas: Hobbes on the State
What's Happening in Italy Now?
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