The latest instalment of our monthly series sees Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter joined by Oskar Jensen to discuss the history hitting the headlines – and what you need to know to make sense of today’s world
Our new monthly series explores the history hitting the headlines – and the way the past informs today’s world. In this third episode, regular panellists Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter are joined by Oskar Jensen to discuss shifting social attitudes to poverty across the centuries. Plus, what happens when populist political leaders try to censor the past, and how the latest TV and film releases including Napoleon and The Crown have depicted real-life historical figures.