Hi everybody, welcome to Don't Know's History Hit. Whenever a big new story breaks, we like

to try and bring you some context on History Hit. We've got Alex Besker be back on the podcast

now. He spent much of his professional career in Myanmar. He has made numerous award-winning

TV shows about Myanmar. He's written about Myanmar. You heard him on this podcast before and

you've watched him on History Hit TV. In 2013, his debut documentary was the fascinating story

of Burma's Lost Royal Family. He became very close to senior politicians and members of that

exiled royal family in southern India. It's an extraordinary story. As I say, he's been on the

podcast many times before, but it felt like it was good to get him back on. Remind us all exactly

what's going on in Myanmar, how this is related to its history, the partition of the country in 1947

and subsequent coups, revolutions, and in the case of the Rohingya of Racking State recent genocide as

well. If you wish to listen to Alex's previous podcast or check out some of his documentaries,

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slash tour coming to a city near you, if you live in Britain, in the autumn. See you there. In the

meantime, here is Alex Beskaby. Alex, thank you very much for going back on the podcast.

Thank you, Dan. Help me back. How much time have you spent in Myanmar? What we used to call Burma

over the last few years? Yeah, it's been the main focus of my adult life. I mean, most of the

last 10 years, it's been home for me. And, you know, if anyone who's heard his channel here before

about my work in Burma in the past, I've had the most privileged fly on the wall, position

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