Random History of Belgium

Random History of Belgium

Author: Manuel Van den Eynde Language: English Episodes: 100
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This history podcast tells the story of Belgium's history, in a non-chronological order. Every two weeks, we'll cover Belgian history and take the bits and pieces we like, to entertain and inform the listeners. Our place on the web: rhob.be
Episodes
EP77 - Origins of the Belgian language communities [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:56
EP77 of the Random History of Belgium talks about the origins and history of our language communities and language border(s). This is a historical overview of the influencing factors of this divide between multiple group…
EP76 - Karl Gotch - Charles Istaz [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:20
EP76 is looking at the "God of wrestling" in Japan, a Belgian named Karl Gotch, we look at his life, background, wrestling, training and his legacy in our ongoing look at people, companies or events playing a role in the…
EP75 - Belgian Chocolates [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:20
Episode 75 of the Random #history of Belgium will take a fly-over approach on the place of #chocolate in our history. On this Christmas day we're looking at the the past of bon-bons, pralines, chocolate bars, truffles an…
EP74 - "VDB" - Paul Vanden Boeynants [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:31
In Episode 74 of the Random history of #Belgium , the controversial prime-minister, sausage merchant and allround businessman Paul Vanden Boeynants is our main focus, next to the 1960s strikes, small business regulation…
EP73 - Franquin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:43
In Episode 73 of the Random History of Belgium, we take a first look at our strips, cartoon and comic book culture. We do this by following the career and creations of André Franquin. We look at his life, work and his im…
EP72 - Belgium in WWII - part 10 (Battle for Belgium finale) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:20
EP72 of the Random history of #Belgium, is the final part of the "Battle for Belgium" campaign of may #1940 , ending with the capitulation and the beginning of the #occupation, we'll look at the final battles, the way th…
EP71 - Belgium in WWII - part 9 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:26
EP71 of RHob is part 9 in the #BattleForBelgium series (which will be 10 parts long) we'll talk about the defence on the Lys (Leie) river, the famous halt-order, new defences for Ypres and Roeselare, the Vinkt massacre,…
EP70 - Belgians in Antarctica [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:40
For EP70 of the Random #history of #Belgium, we return to #Antarctica with the expeditions, and Belgian bases on the continent, as well as the adventurers who wrote history there. The princess Elisabeth base, King Boudew…
EP69 - Belgium in WWII - part 8 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:58
Part 8 of the "Battle for Belgium" in the "Belgium in WWII" series is here. This covers the Allies meeting in Ypres, the Belgian gold reserves, retreat to the Scheldt river line, the ships in Dieppe, the resistance aroun…
EP68 - Belgium in WWII - part 7 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:57
EP68 of the Random history of Belgium podcast is the 7th part in the series of Belgium during the Second World War. We'll continue following the German advance during the "Battle for Belgium" campaign, looking at the 18t…

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