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  • 12b. Pitt the Elder (Pt 2)
    A second episode for examining the Right Hon. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and for connected purposes.This is our second of three episodes for Pitt the Elder, featuring Pitt's leadership during the Seven Years War.Edited by Roberto Toro of Grand Embassy ProductionsWith thanks to our wonderful Members of the [email protected] & Twitter: @primetime_castBluesky: ‪@primetimepod.bsky.social‬Stock media provided by ScandiFex/ Pond5https://freesound.org/people/norwayjohn/sounds/404685/https://freesound.org/people/arnaud%20coutancier/sounds/582922/https://freesound.org/people/WolfOWI/sounds/588310/https://freesound.org/people/mlsulli/sounds/234869/https://freesound.org/people/Ali_6868/sounds/384359/https://freesound.org/people/squashy555/sounds/341368/https://freesound.org/people/IllusiaProductions/sounds/249948/https://freesound.org/people/hantorio/sounds/121943/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • 12a. Pitt the Elder (Pt 1)
    An episode for examining the Right Hon. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and for connected purposes.This is our first of three episodes for Pitt the Elder, featuring his ancestry, early life, and first forays into politics.Cartoon of Sarah Churchill’s GhostWith thanks to our wonderful Members of the [email protected] & Twitter: @primetime_castBluesky: ‪@primetimepod.bsky.social‬Stock media provided by ScandiFex/ Pond5Bell Chime Alert by plasterbrain -- License: Creative Commons 0ScaryViolins.ogg by lennyboy -- License: Creative Commons 0Pitt Boys Sting - ‘God Only Knows’ by the Beach Boys, arranged by Clay Hine, transcribed by Hugo Popplewell, performed by House of Chords.Sailor’s Hornpipe from freemusicarchive.orgOh Better Far to Live and Die by Gilbert & Sullivan, recorded by Malcolm Sargent & D'Oyly Carte (1929) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Prime Cuts: Rotten Boroughs
    The "rotten boroughs" were one of the most infamous corruptions in British political history, allowing MPs to be elected by tiny numbers of people, often under the control of wealthy local landowners, or even the government itself. In this episode, we look at their history and some of their sillier stories, as well as some of the other types of now-abolished constituencies.With thanks to our wonderful Members of the [email protected] & Twitter: @primetime_castBluesky: ‪@primetimepod.bsky.social‬Stock media provided by ScandiFex/ Pond5Music: "When I Was a Lad" from Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacular, Decca Records, 1955 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Prime Cuts: Edmund Burke
    Although serving as Lord Rockingham's political secretary, Edmund Burke made a name for himself not in politics, but in his thinking. In this episode, we take a look at the lasting intellectual legacy of one of Britain's most important political philosophers.With thanks to our wonderful Members of the [email protected] & Twitter: @primetime_castBluesky: ‪@primetimepod.bsky.social‬Stock media provided by ScandiFex/ Pond5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • 11b. Lord Rockingham (Pt 2)
    A second episode for examining the Most Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Viscount Higham, Earl of Malton and for connected purposes. This is our second of three episodes for Lord Rockingham, featuring his first stint as Prime Minister.Edited by Roberto Toro of Grand Embassy ProductionsWith thanks to our wonderful Members of the [email protected] & Twitter: @primetime_castBluesky: ‪@primetimepod.bsky.social‬Stock media provided by ScandiFex/ Pond5Pitt Boys Sting - ‘God Only Knows’ by the Beach Boys, arranged by Clay Hine, transcribed by Hugo Popplewell, performed by House of Chords.Beauties Sting - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/winharpsichord-39642/Rockers Sting - https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/electric-guitar-metal-riff-107087/Grenvillains Sting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTN6ibiJ9bA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Prime Time is a casual history Rexy-Pod ranking all the British Prime Ministers from Robert Walpole to the modern day. On our way, we'll tell the story of this nation, cast judgement on our forebears, and explore some of the weird, wonderful, and time-worn bits of modern British Politics that are still around [email protected]@primetime_cast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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