Misha Glenny talks to contributors from Bosnia and Belgrade and Albania too about the history of Yugoslavia from 1918 via Tito until now. Recorded and produced by Miles Warde
More history than you can consume!
17/04/2026 | 41 mins.
Misha Glenny + Miles Warde on a journey through the Balkans - was Churchill's quote true?
What are the Balkans?
03/04/2026 | 41 mins.
June 28 1914 - a young Bosnian in Sarajevo fired the shot that triggered World War One. Why is this region so unstable? Misha Glenny returns to a region he's known for years
Two World Wars, One Failed Revolution
03/07/2025 | 41 mins.
Misha Glenny asks how the losers of two world wars, which drastically reshaped Hungary's borders, tried to fight off Soviet tanks on Budapest's streets. Produced by Miles Warde
The Butcher And The Poet
02/07/2025 | 41 mins.
Misha Glenny and Miles Warde head to a rally in Budapest where Viktor Orban compares the EU to the Habsburgs, forgetting it was tsarist Russia that crushed the revolution of 1848
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