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When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny finds out.

Misha Glenny with a new history of Germany before the Nazis and two world wars

Misha Glenny on the rise of Prussia under Frederick the Great

Bismarck, Prussia ... and just how big will Germany be? Produced by Miles Warde

Misha Glenny on the invention of the most powerful country in the world

To invent a country you have to define a country. Misha Glenny on the borders of the USA.

Misha Glenny on the people came to America, and the people who were there first

How did a few boggy provinces become one of the trading heavyweights of the world?

How Amsterdam became one of the world's leading cities in a few short decades

There is a faultline in Europe, from the North Sea to the Alps. Belgium sits halfway.

How did a small family from Switzerland become Europe's greatest dynasty?

King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor - where did it all go wrong?

The end of the dynasty

A less than sturdy boot

The man in the red cape

Big appetite, bad teeth

What is Catalonia? What's Castille?

The heroic last stand

A sense of disaster

I came by boat

Independence or death!

Getulio Vargas, inventor of Brazil?

The Invention of France #1

The Invention of France #2

The Invention of France #3

How the Alps divide Europe in two

Natural borders vs mountain borders

Misha Glenny on the early alpine visitors who were either very ill, or very rich.

Back to Italy with guerrilla numero uno

Are we Italian or not? With Leoluca Orlando, Lucy Riall, Tim Parks, Lucy Hughes-Hallett.