The Invention Of... Episodes Available now
Insecurity... from Dover to Dublin and beyond—Britain
A four-part history of us - our borders, our peoples and the stories we tell ourselves.
Anglocentrism... or why Britons Never Will Be Slaves—Britain
Misha Glenny on the role of England in the Invention of Britain
Like Quicksand for the Uninitiated—Britain
A four-part history of us - our borders, our peoples, the stories we tell ourselves.
Why Belgium?—The Netherlands
3/3 Misha Glenny ends his travels in the Netherlands in Brussels, home of the EU.
The Golden Age—The Netherlands
2/3 Misha Glenny on the astonishing golden age of the Netherlands.
Orange Fever—The Netherlands
1/3 Misha Glenny explores a pivot of western history, the Netherlands.
The Melting Pot—The USA
The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world?
Borderlands—The USA
The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world?
'It'll never work!'—The USA
The USA is an invention. So how do you build the most powerful country in the world?
Le Petit Napoleon and the Franco-Prussian War—France
3/3 Misha Glenny explores the crucial events of 1870 and the Franco-Prussian war.
