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The Book Distillery

6 Friends & 1 specialist guest discussing books that matter

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SCHUMAN EP.6 - Churchill, Schuman & British Exceptionalism (1951-1963) Has the EU betrayed its founders?

SCHUMAN EP.6 - Churchill, Schuman & British Exceptionalism (1951-1963) Has the EU betrayed its founders?

In this final episode Henry travels to 5 European countries exploring the long march of European integration and why Bri... Read more

30 Mar 2022

43mins

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SCHUMAN EP.5 - The Lost Art of Forgiveness (1946-1951) How Frank Buchman helped Schuman win the Peace

SCHUMAN EP.5 - The Lost Art of Forgiveness (1946-1951) How Frank Buchman helped Schuman win the Peace

The Franco-German reconciliation, described by one US thinktank as 'the greatest achievement in modern statecraft' was p... Read more

30 Mar 2022

37mins

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SCHUMAN EP.4 - The Wilderness Years (1941-1945) - Preparing to Win the Peace

SCHUMAN EP.4 - The Wilderness Years (1941-1945) - Preparing to Win the Peace

Visiting various hiding places in the mountains and valleys of France, this episode not only explores the people who hel... Read more

30 Mar 2022

24mins

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SCHUMAN EP.3 - The Great Sifting - Prison, Torture, Resistance & Escape (1939-1941)

SCHUMAN EP.3 - The Great Sifting - Prison, Torture, Resistance & Escape (1939-1941)

Who stands fast?’ wrote a condemned German pastor, 'when evil is disguised as light, as historical necessity, or social ... Read more

30 Mar 2022

28mins

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SCHUMAN Ep.2 The Crucible of War - The Political Birth of Robert Schuman (1914-1939) (Documentary Audio files)

SCHUMAN Ep.2 The Crucible of War - The Political Birth of Robert Schuman (1914-1939) (Documentary Audio files)

Henry continues his journey through Europe to explore how Robert Schuman, future prime minister of France, entered polit... Read more

30 Mar 2022

18mins

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SCHUMAN EP.1 - Calm amidst the Chaos - the formation of Robert Schuman (1886-1914) (Documentary Audio files)

SCHUMAN EP.1 - Calm amidst the Chaos - the formation of Robert Schuman (1886-1914) (Documentary Audio files)

In episode 1 Henry travels between Luxembourg and Metz exploring Schuman's upbringing in the aftermath of the Franco-Pru... Read more

30 Mar 2022

18mins

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UNCUT INTERVIEW: The Life & Times of Charles Danguy - 50 years making peace at the heart of Europe

UNCUT INTERVIEW: The Life & Times of Charles Danguy - 50 years making peace at the heart of Europe

EXPERT:  2012 Luxembourg Peace Prize; Outstanding Peace Activist, Charles Danguy speaks about his life on the frontlines... Read more

24 Mar 2022

50mins

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SAVING EUROPE Interviews: The Big Ideas that shaped Modern Europe with Prof. Alan Fimister

SAVING EUROPE Interviews: The Big Ideas that shaped Modern Europe with Prof. Alan Fimister

SUMMARY: An extended interview with Prof. Alan Fimister about the Catholic spiritual framework of the Robert Schuman (Th... Read more

24 Mar 2022

39mins

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BEDE to BORIS, JUSTINIAN to JUNCKER: 2000 Year History that led to BREXIT with Prof. Alan Fimister

BEDE to BORIS, JUSTINIAN to JUNCKER: 2000 Year History that led to BREXIT with Prof. Alan Fimister

SUMMARY: An extended interview with Prof. Alan Fimister about the historical, theological and legal aspects that made Br... Read more

24 Mar 2022

28mins

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CHRISTIAN SOCIAL NETWORKS in the BATTLE for the SOUL of EUROPE with Historian Dr Philip Boobbyer

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL NETWORKS in the BATTLE for the SOUL of EUROPE with Historian Dr Philip Boobbyer

EXPERT: An extended interview with Philip Boobbyer, who read Modern Languages at Trinity College Cambridge (1982-86), be... Read more

24 Mar 2022

54mins

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