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How Spain's civil war became a modern-day culture war

How Spain's civil war became a modern-day culture war

FromThe Story


How Spain's civil war became a modern-day culture war

FromThe Story

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After inconclusive elections last month, today Spain's parliament reconvenes to try to form a government. But as Spanish politicians look to the future, questions from the recent past continue to haunt them. When it comes to the country's bloody civil war, and the repressive regime that followed it, who gets to decide how the past is remembered?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests: - Marta Santiváñez, producer for Times Radio.- Sir Paul Preston, professor of international history at the London School of Economics.Host: Luke Jones.Link: Check out The Times' historic 1937 report on the brutal assault of Guernica here.Clips: British Movietone (AP). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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