National identity
On Baseball. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Sandel talks baseball, national identity and the role of team sport in life.
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Testing the Tebbit Test. Audio, 28 minutes
Rajan Datar examines national identity and loyalty through the lens of cricket
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The Decade That Invented the Future: The 1970s. 1975: Europe referendum. Audio, 14 minutes
Stephen Wall on Britain's referendum on membership of the European Economic Community.
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Going to Town. Audio, 37 minutes
Anand Menon explores the role of towns in our national psyche and politics.
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How to Invent a Country. The Invention of Britain #4 - so many different little corners! Audio, 34 minutes
Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales - why all these borders, and what do they mean?
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Belonging. New Bonds. Audio, 28 minutes
What are the new bonds of belonging that are affecting our political debate today?
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Thinking Allowed. Global inequality - 'signs of nation' Audio, 28 minutes
Is the Global South catching up with the North?
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Thinking Allowed. Global inequality - Signs of 'nation' Audio, 28 minutes
Global inequality and poverty - is it decreasing? Also, signs of 'nation'.
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Passports Please. Audio, 28 minutes
Katy Long explores the extraordinary history of the passport.
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The Origins of the American Dream. Audio, 38 minutes
The American Dream: where does the idea come from and how has its meaning changed?
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The Essay. The Shopping News, Rome. Audio, 15 minutes
Joanna Robertson argues that when Romans go shopping they buy into a local identity.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Shakespeare 400, Shakespeare 400: Undiscovered Countries - Shakespeare and the Nation. Audio, 15 minutes
James Loxley explores what Shakespeare's plays say about questions of national identity.
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Assignment. Man Bites Dog in Denmark. Audio, 25 minutes
What does the Hot Dog tell us about Denmark?
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Assignment. Goodbye Ireland, Goodbye Gaelic Football. Audio, 28 minutes
The struggle to keep alive the game that is the heart of Ireland's identity
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The Public Philosopher. Series 3, National Guilt. Audio, 44 minutes
Michael Sandel hosts a discussion about national guilt with an audience in Japan.
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Gypsy Pride and Prejudice. Audio, 28 minutes
Elinor Goodman examines the complex identity of England's Gypsies.
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1913: The Year Before. The Empire. Audio, 15 minutes
Michael explores the tensions that existed before 1914 between the Empire and its colonies
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Assignment. Azerbaijan – Heroes and Villains. Audio, 25 minutes
Heroes and villains in Azerbaijan and what they tell us about national identity there.
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Heart and Soul. Rise And Rise Of The Georgian Orthodox C. Audio, 27 minutes
Tom Esslemont explores the astonishing renaissance of Georgia's Orthodox Church following the end of Communism.
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Analysis. Britishness. Audio, 30 minutes
Dr John Bew asks what the state can do to promote national identity.
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The Kalevala: Finland's National Epic. Audio, 30 minutes
Nick Hennessey explores the mythical world of Finland's national poem, The Kalevala.
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Analysis. Le Malade imaginaire? Audio, 28 minutes
France is unhappy with itself. Quentin Peel asks if the country requires radical reform.
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Spotlight. Shakespeare's Othello. Audio, 4 minutes
A discussion of Shakespeare's Othello and its issues of race and nationality
- AttributionBBC World Service
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