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Episode 1—Spain
1/3 Misha Glenny begins a history of Spain with the momentous year of 1492.
Germany Unified—Germany
3/3 Misha Glenny charts the emergence of a unified Germany in 1871.
The Rise of Prussia—Germany
2/3 Misha Glenny explores the rise of Prussia, dispelling several myths along the way.
The Thirty Years War—Germany
1/3 How the events of the Thirty Years War hugely influenced later German nationalists.
Episode 3—The Alps
3/3 Misha Glenny explores the long-standing myth that the British invented alpine sports.
Episode 2—The Alps
2/3 Misha Glenny explains how Switzerland willed itself into existence.
Episode 1—The Alps
1/3 Why controlling the cracks in the Alps was the key to moving from north to south.
Episode 2—Garibaldi's Grand Scheme
2/2 Misha explores the background to Garibaldi's heroic efforts that liberated southern Italy.
Episode 1—Garibaldi's Grand Scheme
1/2 Misha Glenny goes to Rome, Sardinia and Milan in pursuit of the Italian nationalist.
Episode 3—Spectacular Hapsburgs
3/3 Last of three programmes presenting the story of Europe's most influential dynasty.
