Let's Talk Public History

Historical television shows are becoming increasingly popular, such as Peaky Blinders or The Crown, for instance. Therefore, it is crucial to take a closer look at these shows and the way they use and portray history. This episode focuses on Bridgerton, a popular Netflix television show that is set in 19th century Regency London during the social season. This show caught the eye of many people around the world and has sparked many discussions. However, what must be closely analyzed in Bridgerton’s case is the fact that they significantly altered history for the sake of entertainment. Among other things, they combined 19th century fashion and music with modern elements. This episode, however, focuses on the way the creators of the show decided to change history through the choice of their cast and asks: Is it okey to change history?If you would like to hear my answer to that question, I invite you to listen to my episode called Regency with a Twist!

This podcast episode is about collaboration in Luxembourg during World War II. It explains how supposed former collaborators were arrested after the liberation in September 1944, why they worked together with the Nazis and gives some examples of probable motivations of convicted collaborators. Moreover, this episode illustrates why the topic of collaboration was silenced until the 1970`s in Luxembourg and why it is much discussed today. It ends up with the depiction of the handling of that topic nowadays and an example of the most recent Luxembourgish film about collaboration. Links (additional sources): https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/luxemburg-die-schuld-der-kollaborateure.795.de.html?dram:article_id=318850 https://www.land.lu/page/article/410/335410/DEU/index.html https://www.tageblatt.lu/nachrichten/wieso-hat-luxemburg-kollaboriert-22011673/ https://www.woxx.lu/7959/

This podcast episode presents the history of one of the most successful sporting events that exist today: the Tour de France. The three-week-long race is nowadays an international media event, where professional cyclists, who are prepared down to the smallest detail, compete against each other. But the Tour de France, that was first held in 1903, actually looks back at a long, fascinating and tumultuous past. Over the last 118 years the Tour de France developed from a crazy idea and a chaotic organization into the race we know today. While some of the changes, like for example the technical improvements of the bicycles, might be obvious, others are less evident and might surprise you.

In this episode, Dzeila explores the Siege of Sarajevo (1992 – 1996). It is the longest siege in the history of modern warfare, with a duration of 1 425 days. During these dark days, 11 541 people lost their lives and in 2012, their deaths were finally being publicly commemorated by the Sarajevo Red Line. The commemoration project lined up one red plastic chair for each person that had died, creating a visually striking and haunting reminder of the loss the citizens of Sarajevo had suffered…

As a history Master student, I decided to present you an episode about a topic, which is not talked about a lot in connection with history. I asked myself if it is possible to learn history through video games and if they can be used as a tool for teaching? My episode will focus around both questions. For that I choose to analyze the best-selling first-person shooter game “Call of Duty”, which was created back in 2003 by Activison and Infinity Ward. I compared the campaign and story in these games to the reality. Some of the points I looked up were the locations, the dates, the equipment and the characters. Some games even acquired the help of historians to get a more accurate game. It is important for the developers to create a very truthful game, not only the history of the game but also the sensation and authenticity. Of course, it is difficult to get a completely accurate historical game, but there still are lots of things that players learn about history while playing. If you want to know more about this subject, listen to this podcast and you will find out if Call of Duty helps you to get a vision of past events. Sit down soldier and listen to your commanding officer Monteiro Kim’s instructions.

I’m Maxime and I’m a student at the University of Luxembourg. My podcast discuss about the use of war memories to create a historical narrative, constructed and narrated for political purposes. From Ancient Greece in the 5th century, where images of soldiers are painted on vases, to the commemoration of the centenary of the First World War by President Macron, the theme of war has been used repeatedly by peaceful regimes to construct a historical narrative. In my podcast, I talk about the recurrence of this theme throughout history and geography. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, once again, the use of history and that theme. In the UK, the fundraising of Sir Captain Tom Moore -then his 100th birthday and his death during the vaccination campaign ; and the death of Prince Philip - have become an opportunity for PM Boris Johnson and the British medias to present these two people well as former soldiers and to expose their personal stories as a symbol of the United Kingdom, especially for the future of this country after the Brexit. Also, my podcast talks about peace the founding value of the European Union ; as realized on memories of war, that are presented during historical speeches.

In this episode, our five-minute podcast that fills your little breaks with history, the focus is set on how tea was the reason for a lot of evil. Today, it is hard to believe that an everyday commodity like tea could influence and prompt major historical events. Well, in the old times of maritime trade, this is exactly the kind of thing that could create lots of tension. The British love for tea is more than a cliché. You think of our British mates, you think of tea, aye? What you don’t think of and trust me, after this podcast you will, is how the British put up a drug empire and went to war only to get tea out of China without bankrupting themselves.  Get yourself a nice cup of tea, lean back and enjoy today’s History-Break. If you want to learn more about this topic, make sure to visit this website or get yourself a copy of Sarah Rose’s For all the tea in China which helped me a lot when preparing your little History-Break. (By Tiago Henrique FERREIRA FLORES)

Hey, I’m Loris, a Master student in contemporary history at the University of Luxembourg, and I would like now to speak to you about Napoleon. Does this name say something to you? I’m pretty sure it does. But the thing you may not know is that Napoleon is a very complex character, if not unique. We’re currently in 2021, and this year marks the bicentenary of his death. To follow the actualities, my podcast aims to show you the two faces of this historical figure. Indeed, Napoleon has, like every character who marked history, different myths, representations, or visualisations which were built around him. In this case, a golden legend and a black one. Furthermore, Napoleon made the world speak about him, even indirectly, 200 years after his death, over his legacy and beyond. Through the commemorations on him in France, making more and more debate, to the “Dia de la Comunidad” in Madrid, passing by the British caricaturists, this podcast will, I hope, provide you a good overview of the different memoirs and traces Napoleon let behind him. You could be even surprised of what you’ll hear! So, enjoy!

In this episode, Maurice will give you an insight to a medium, which is quite underestimated in its potential to transport political opinions: superhero comic books. He discusses the use of comics during World War 2, the introduction of new superheroes in the Cold War era and their meaning for today’s society. You will understand that comic books are much more than entertaining drawings with text bubbles when analysing them critically. If you want to dive deeper in the historical approach towards comics, have a look at Ivan Jablonka’s article or check out my bibliography below.

Hi everyone. Welcome to my podcast episode Boys Will Be Boys. I’m Laura and if you’re interested in learning more about the roots of toxic masculinity, you should listen up! What does history teach us about being a man? Men are forced to behave in a toxic way and this behavior causes harm to men themselves and to other genders. If you think that the toxic system and the term of toxic masculinity is a modern phenomenon then I must correct you! It can be tracked back a long time ago. So, this podcast will explain you the problems of our society linked to men, through history of sports and advertisements. Have fun! (Laura. Graduate Student, University of Luxembourg)