42. The Fiery End of the Ottoman Empire

Empire

Jack Davenport

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The Greeks are retreating to Smyrna in the face of Ataturk’s victory. The city, once one of the jewels of the Ottoman kingdom, is set to face devastation hitherto unknown. William and Anita are once again joined by Giles Milton as they discuss the catastrophe that occurred in Smyrna in 1922 and the central role this played in the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. To hear Giles' podcast - Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets - on the great unsolved Cold War mystery of Lionel 'Buster' Crabb, follow this link: https://listen.sonymusic-podcasts.link/p-nDsNzN LRB Empire offer: lrb.me/empire This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/empirepod. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you want access to bonus episodes reading lists for every series of empire, a chat community,
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0:14.4	W.
0:15.1	W. Empire pod UK.com. Hello and me, Anita Arnam.
0:34.0	And me, William Durimpool.
0:36.0	It's now getting to such epic proportions
0:38.0	I'm going to have to call the United Nations.
0:40.0	This is just now, this is just, this is a conflict zone, now is what this is just this is a conflict zone now is what this is becoming
0:44.9	you just got to get used to the full sort of but we're also on twice this week you had
0:50.2	practice at this two days ago I don't understand how this I don't
0:54.1	understand how you forget your name in two days I don't understand. Luckily we
0:58.3	both remember the name of our special special guest part two of this series is Giles Milton. Hello Charles Milton.
1:07.2	Hello there. Hello Charles Milton. You know one thing that we didn't talk about last time before
1:11.5	we get into the meat of why you're here with
1:14.1	us on Empire.
1:15.5	You have a podcast.
1:16.5	How does a bit about your podcast?
1:18.5	I do.
1:19.5	An eight-part narrative podcast.
1:21.5	It investigates one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Cold War.
1:25.8	It's the spring of 1956 and a world famous diver goes missing a spy and he disappears
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