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David Runciman · History

Past Present Future

Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Episodes

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Ideas of Globalisation: Trade, Race and Empire (and Trump!)

27 Apr 2025
1h 0m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Lenin and Trotsky

24 Apr 2025
56m
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PPF Live Special: Churchill – The Politician With Nine Lives w/Robert Saunders

20 Apr 2025
1h 3m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: The Rite of Spring w/Dominic Dromgoole

17 Apr 2025
46m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Ubu Roi w/Dominic Dromgoole

15 Apr 2025
46m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Salon Des Refusés w/Dominic Dromgoole

13 Apr 2025
42m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Marx and the Paris Commune

10 Apr 2025
56m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Free Speech

06 Apr 2025
1h 3m
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PPF Live Film Special: Network w/Helen Lewis

03 Apr 2025
1h 6m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Darwin w/Adam Rutherford

30 Mar 2025
54m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: The Taiping Revolution

27 Mar 2025
1h 6m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: 1848: The Radical Revolution w/Chris Clark

23 Mar 2025
53m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: 1848: The Liberal Revolution w/Chris Clark

20 Mar 2025
56m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: The Bayesian Revolution w/David Spiegelhalter

16 Mar 2025
1h 1m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Slave Uprising: The Haitian Revolution

13 Mar 2025
58m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: French Revolution 3: Paine

09 Mar 2025
59m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: French Revolution 2: Robespierre

06 Mar 2025
54m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: French Revolution 1: Sieyès

02 Mar 2025
58m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: American Revolution 2: The Constitution

27 Feb 2025
1h 4m
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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: American Revolution 1: The Declaration of Independence

23 Feb 2025
1h 1m
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