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Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture

American historian David Blight presents the 2015 Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture. Prof Blight explores the legacy of the American Civil War - especially regarding the issue of...

American historian David Blight presents the 2015 Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture. Prof Blight explores the legacy of the American Civil War - especially regarding the issue of race-relations. He joins the dots between events from 150 years ago, the American Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and recent protests in the cities of Baltimore and Ferguson.

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Nazanin and the mystery of a decades old tank debt

Nazanin and the mystery of a decades old tank debt

Has an old tank debt with Iran cost Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe her freedom?

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