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3 - The inglorious siege of Kimberley

3 - The inglorious siege of Kimberley

FromWars That Shaped The World


3 - The inglorious siege of Kimberley

FromWars That Shaped The World

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Kimberley, the diamond mining capital of South Africa and the heart of the De Beers diamond empire is surrounded by the Boers. Cecil John Rhodes - politician, businessman, imperialist and believer implicitly in white domination, lobbies Britain help to free ‘his’ town.

Narrated by Paul Waggott
Written by David Thomas
Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio
Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn
A Goalhanger Podcasts Production

Cast;
Conrad Reid
Thomas Mitchells 


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Released:
Feb 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Wars That Shaped The World, the stories of conflicts that defined history. From the air and amphibious assaults of the D-Day landings, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait bringing about the first Gulf War, to the split of Korea… these stories of war are brought to life via epic storytelling based on real life accounts.