AfterWords
Episode Archive
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Virginia Woolf, Race and the Dreadnought Hoax with Danell Jones & Tabitha Sparks
In February 1910, the future Virginia Woolf played the most famous practical joke in British military history. Blackening her face and masquerading as an Abyssinian prince, the young writer and ...
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Lessons in Guilt and Gratitude to the British with Mihir Bose & Sarah Sands
Born in Kolkata shortly before Indian independence, Mihir Bose still feels enormous gratitude towards Mr Crombie of the UK’s Home Office, who confirmed his permanent resident’s rights in 1975.
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Negotiating with the Devil with Pierre Hazan & Victor Mallet
In an increasingly dystopian world, 'Negotiating with the Devil' by Pierre Hazan takes readers inside the world of armed conflict mediation, offering insight into the political and ethical ‘red ...
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The Great Indian Food Trip with Zac O'Yeah & Samanth Subramanian
'The Great Indian Food Trip' is an entertaining, erudite adventure of eating, drinking and travelling. This is how Swedish novelist, rock musician and author Zac O’Yeah has come to understand th...
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Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed with Tam Hussein & Lizzie Dearden
We are in a new age of terror, with self-radicalising, hard-to-categorise individuals planning violence. Since the Westminster Bridge attack in 2017, more than 40 terror attacks have been foiled...
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The Nonviolent Struggle for Our Planet's Future with Lynne Jones & Fiona Godlee
As floods and fires rage across the planet, more people are embracing nonviolent action to achieve political change. Can it work?
In ‘Sorry for the Inconvenience But This Is an Emergency...
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AfterWords S5: Launches 30th October
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The Rise of Pentecostal Christianity with Katherine Stewart & Elle Hardy
From Brazilian favelas and campgrounds in Nigeria to megachurches in Ukraine and South Korea, Pentecostal Christianity is taking over the world.
‘Beyond Belief’ by writer and journalist ...
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The Zelensky Effect with Henry E. Hale & Shaun Walker
You cannot understand the historic events of 2022 without understanding Volodymyr Zelensky. But the Zelensky effect is less about the man himself than about the civic nation he embodies: what ma...
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Rohingya in Exile with Kaamil Ahmed & Amelia Gentleman
Please note that this episode contains graphic depictions of violence, racism, and sexual assault, which listeners may find disturbing.
Rohingya men, women and children have been fleein...