Cool stuff on the radio

Why does Belgium exist?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b4zxcl
Misha Glenny ends his Netherlandish travels in Brussels, and asks why does Belgium exist. With details on the brief Kingdom of the Netherlands - a union with the Dutch in the north - and the reason why the British went to war with Germany in 1914. There is a faultline in Europe, running from the North Sea to the Alps, and this is one reason Belgium exists
 
Soul music Radio 4. Amazing podcast with personal stories weaves around a particular song. Truly great pod that.
 
taleofbluehalves said:
Soul music Radio 4. Amazing podcast with personal stories weaves around a particular song. Truly great pod that.
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Agreed, I posted it up on the last page, the Gerry Rafferty is brilliant, especially his daughter's input.
 
Saturday


The Fight of the Century
Archive
Bonnie Greer tells the story of one of the most famous sporting contests of all time - a boxing match in June 1938 between the American Joe Louis and the German Max Schmeling. The fight took on massive international, social and cultural significance and millions of people around the globe listened to the contest on their radios, making it the largest radio event in history.

Schmeling had shocked the world two years earlier when he defeated Louis and became the toast of Germany, with Hitler and Goebbels among his fans. A rematch was inevitable. For the first time, most of white America was behind a black fighter and Jews in the US and Europe, all too aware of the Nazi threat, were also cheering Louis.

With the world on the brink of war, it was projected as a contest between different social and racial ideals, a showdown between democracy and totalitarianism.

President Roosevelt told Louis, "Joe we need muscles like yours to defeat Germany."

Presenter: Bonnie Greer
 
This should have been on 5 Live tonight

The Stateless World Cup
Sunday 1 July

9.00pm-9.30pm

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

No South Asian team has qualified for this year's World Cup in Russia. But for some British Asians, that doesn't matter. They're gearing up for another tournament - ConIFA, the world cup for stateless people, taking place in London.
Panjab FA is one of the teams taking part. They’ll be playing against the likes of Northern Cyprus, Tibet and Western Armenia. Panjab FA represents an area that stretches across parts of Eastern Pakistan and Northern India, but why is representing a country that doesn’t exist so important to these players?

BBC Asian Network's Nalini Sivathasan finds out why the Stateless World Cup is about more than just football and explores why some Punjabis and Tamils feel their identities are under threat. She follows the supporters and players - most of who were born and brought up in the UK - as they put the final touches to their pre-tournament preparation. Nalini asks why British Asians with full time jobs are sacrificing their time to play for these unknown states.
 
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