Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Unexpected Impact Of The Black Death | 20200622 | 20200802 (R4) 20200801 (R4) | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future. Episode one - Dr Helen Lacey on the unforeseen consequences of the Black Death of 1349 on British society. Producer: Philip Sellars Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future. Episode one - Dr Helen Lacey on the unforeseen consequences of the Black Death of 1349 on British society. Producer: Philip Sellars Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future. Episode one - Dr Helen Lacey on the unforeseen consequences of the Black Death of 1349 on British society. Producer: Philip Sellars Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events |
| 02 | The Unexpected Impact of Influenza on the English Reformation | 20200623 | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Two - Prof Diarmaid MacCulloch on the profound impact the 'flu epidemic of 1558 had on the future of the Protestant Reformation in England.
Producer: Tom Alban
Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events | |
| 02 | The Unexpected Impact of Influenza on the English Reformation | 20200623 | 20200808 (R4) | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Two - Prof Diarmaid MacCulloch on the profound impact the 'flu epidemic of 1558 had on the future of the Protestant Reformation in England.
Producer: Tom Alban
Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events |
| 02 | The Unexpected Impact of Influenza on the English Reformation | 20200623 | 20200809 (R4) | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Two - Prof Diarmaid MacCulloch on the profound impact the 'flu epidemic of 1558 had on the future of the Protestant Reformation in England.
Producer: Tom Alban
Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events |
| 03 | The Unexpected Impact of the loss of the American Colonies | 20200624 | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Three - Prof Adam Smith on the unforeseen consequences of the loss of the American Colonies at the end of the C18th.
Producer: Philip Sellars
Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events | |
| 04 | The Unexpected Impact of Spanish Flu on the Interwar Years | 20200625 | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Four - Scientist and author Laura Spinney explores the hidden role the impact of the Spanish Flu had on the inter-war years.
Producer: Tom Alban
Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events | |
| 04 | The Unexpected Impact of Spanish Flu on the Interwar Years | 20200625 | 20200815 (R4) | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Four - Scientist and author Laura Spinney explores the hidden role the impact of the Spanish Flu had on the inter-war years.
Producer: Tom Alban
Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events |
| 04 | The Unexpected Impact of Spanish Flu on the Interwar Years | 20200625 | 20200816 (R4) | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Four - Scientist and author Laura Spinney explores the hidden role the impact of the Spanish Flu had on the inter-war years.
Producer: Tom Alban
Jonathan Freedland and guest explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events |
| 05 | The Unexpected Impact of World War Two on British Society | 20200626 | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Five - Prof David Kynaston on the unexpected outcomes of wartime thinking on how to rebuild post-war Britain.
Producer: Philip Sellars
Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events | |
| 05 | The Unexpected Impact of World War Two on British Society | 20200626 | 20200822 (R4) | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Five - Prof David Kynaston on the unexpected outcomes of wartime thinking on how to rebuild post-war Britain.
Producer: Philip Sellars
Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events |
| 05 | The Unexpected Impact of World War Two on British Society | 20200626 | 20200823 (R4) | Jonathan Freedland returns with a special series of The Long View for the Radio 4 Rethink season. As the country looks for the best ways to recover from the pandemic and examine how it might change society for the better in its aftermath, Jonathan and his guests consider national crises in our past and ask how those in power at the time sought to rethink their future.
Episode Five - Prof David Kynaston on the unexpected outcomes of wartime thinking on how to rebuild post-war Britain.
Producer: Philip Sellars
Jonathan Freedland and guests explore how Britain has recovered from crises in its history History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events |