Tea: The leaf of all evil

Regency with a Twist

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!

Remembering war collaboration in Luxembourg

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/

“Uphill, downhill and the winner is…”

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.

Remembering the Siege of Sarajevo – how a city commemorates its past

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…

Can historians use Video games, like “Call of Duty”, as an educational tool?

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.