Sveriges mest populära poddar

The History Hour

The History Hour

Kazakhstan's new capital

50 min•5 februari 2022

Om avsnittet

How Kazakhstan's strongman president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, created a new capital, which would eventually be named after him; transformation in the UEA - the first Emirati female teacher in the 1960s; the murder of American journalist, Daniel Pearl; from 70 years ago, the passing of Britain’s King George VI; and a once-in-a-lifetime transit of Venus.

Picture: Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, since renamed Nur-Sultan (credit: Shutterstock)

Fler avsnitt

Sulawesi's historic cave art and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

3 okt.1 tim 1 min

Manchester's racially inclusive nightclub and the artist who portrayed Nelson Mandela from life

Norway's teacher resistance and Ireland's deadly nightclub fire

The mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry and surviving 9/11

12 sep.1 tim 3 min

E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and the creator of Star Wars toys

6 sep.1 tim 1 min

Voting for water and surviving a hurricane

The battle of Mandalay and the New World screwworm

The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions

15 aug.1 tim 1 min

Taiwan's White Terror and the making of City of God

8 aug.1 tim 3 min

The first Comic Con and making Oasis’ Wonderwall

The History Hour med BBC World Service finns tillgänglig på flera plattformar. Informationen på denna sida kommer från offentliga podd-flöden.