• 26 minutes 37 seconds
    85.1 Central and Eastern Europe in the Interwar Period

    Central and Eastern Europe in the Interwar Period - focusing on Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.


    Picture: Map of Central and Eastern Europe

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    2 October 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 49 seconds
    84.3 Britain in 1920's, the General Strike

    How Ramsay McDonald, Britain's First Labour Prime Minister ended up demonised by his own party, accused of betrayal to the movement.

    Stanley Baldwin, of the Conservative Party, became Prime Minister for the second time in 1924 and rejoined the Gold Standard. Also, the Wall street Crash, and society trends in 1920's Britain - technological advances and the growth of suburban towns

    Picture: Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during them1926 General Strike

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    21 August 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 8 seconds
    84.2 Britains' First Labour Government 1923-24

    The 1920s in Britain witnessed great social change. It was also a watershed in the political history of the country with the first Labour Government of 1923-1924

    Picture: Ramsay MacDonald

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    7 August 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 35 seconds
    84.1 Britain in 1920s (David Lloyd George)

    The 1920s was a key decade in British history, marked by the struggle to cope with post-war challenges, and the transition away from a society led by aristrocats. A key figure was Liberal leader, Prime Minister David Lloyd George (pictured)

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    31 July 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 23 seconds
    83.5 Germany's Descent into Dictatorship

    International negotiations lead to the Kellogg-Briand pact, bringing hope for eternal peace in Europe. However, Germany suffers the double blow of its most able statesman Gustav Stresemann, together with the economic fallout of the Wall Street Crash. Political instability leads to President Hindenburg choosing his own cabinet and so sideline parliament. Hitler's Nazi party break through in elections in September 1930 

    Picture: Gustav Stresemann signing the Kellogg-Briand pact

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    12 June 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 50 seconds
    83.4 Post WW1 Germany, President Hindenburg

    President Ebert dies of illness, prompting a presidential election, which is won by the former WW1 military commander Paul von Hindenburg. International negotiations continue, culminating in the Treaty of Locarno, in which France, Germany and Belgium agreed never to attack each other again. Germany joins the League of Nations, and Hitler re-asserts his authority over the National Socialist Party.

    Picture: President Paul von Hindenberg

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    5 June 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 6 seconds
    83.3 Germany's Reparations Problems

    Post World War One Germany Struggles to pay the reparations demanded in the Treaty of Versailles.

    Picture: President Ebert asked Gustav Stresemann, leader of the DVP party, who formed a government coalition in 1923

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    29 May 2026, 4:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 21 seconds
    83.2 Early Weimar Republic and Adolf Hitler

    The early years of Adolf Hitler as he becomes politically active and joins the Nazi party. Meanwhile the Weimar Republic struggles with harsh post-war conditions and attempted uprisings from both the Left and Right.

    Photo: German police sent to put down a left-wing rebellion known as the March Action

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    15 May 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 56 seconds
    83.1 Birth of the Weimar Republic

    After World War One, political upheaval in Germany leads to the overthrow of the German monarchy and establishment of a new republic based in the town of Weimar.

    Photo: Proclamation of Weimar Republic, 9 November 1918.

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    8 May 2026, 9:40 pm
  • 27 minutes 8 seconds
    82.2 Fascism in Italy in 1920s

    Mussolini consolidates his control of Italy, using a combination of intimidation, violence and occasional compromise to establish an authoritarian regime. He introduces a number of projects to boost Italy, including strengthing the currency, agricultural refor, after-work clubs and family planning, with mixed results. He also embarked on an expansionist foreign policy.

    Picture: Mussolini with the fascist youth

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    20 March 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 39 seconds
    82.1 Rise of Fascism in Italy, Mussolini's March on Rome

    After World War One Italy suffered social unrest due to economic hardship and nationalism. Benito Mussolini led a new Fascist movement which took power in the March on Rome in October 1922


    Picture: Benito Mussolini

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    11 March 2026, 5:14 pm
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