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“A fascinating chronological account of the British and its relationship with the EU. As a little kid at the time of referendum of the 70’s, I have been gripped by the backstory to the utter disaster we are now wrestling with. It has illuminated many of the dusty corners I’ve either not been aware...”Read full review »
LC2902 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/02/21
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“A decent go at a complex matter. Some perspectives left out.... Very BBC. Yes, we were all frustrated, but it doesnt speak to the 'northerner', if you know what i mean?”Read full review »
eddierane via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/21/20
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“The events of spring 2019 seem an awfully long time ago now and we’re living through historic times as we leave the EU so this is the excellent first draft of that history. These new episodes feature Tory MP Mark Francois discussing the importance of getting consent and how he sometimes refuses...”Read full review »
Andy WS via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/02/20
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“Listening to this podcast rather late on the day has made me even more angry about brexit the Tory party and the right wing media. It should be compulsory listening to leavers to show them how they were taken for fools”
Bigbird6160 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/19/19
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“Always entertaining, never obvious, great choice of both necessary and unlikely interviewees.”
Podc@stastic via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
07/20/19
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“This is a brilliant series - better content and intel from the key moments than any other analysis of Brexit. The writing is lovely - but why the need to repeat ad nauseum large chunks. If I hear once more “first draft of history etc”, “while the patient is still wriggling on the operating...”Read full review »
Woppycat via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/01/19
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“Such a good series; great chats and tunes and really fast paced. Almost worth leaving the EU for.”
mrwedgie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/27/19
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“I have learned so much about our relationship with Europe and why we are in the mess we are now. Really entertaining too (laughed the whole way through ‘up yours Delors’).”
Linnielle via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/26/19
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“Fantastic podcast. Really puts the whole mess into perspective. Thoroughly researched, great interviews, well presented. Thoughtful and intelligent. A credit to Mark Markell.”
killiskey via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
04/26/19
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“Really impressed by this series. Great long, historical view and interviews with the key players. I like the way it’s balanced and dispassionate - but engagingly so.”
le bouquetin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/24/19
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“Really helps form an idea of how Brexit got to this point via past actions. Very good for anyone trying to understand this whole mess.”
LeChiffreOBrien via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/23/19
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“An interesting series of Podcasts showing how the drip, drip anti European sentiment from Conservative politicians and press led us to this place of anger, division and chaos.”
FactsnotRhetoricPlease! via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/23/19
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“A true miniskirt - short enough to be interesting, long enough to cover the essentials.”
Desert_Warrior via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/23/19
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“Been meaning to write - this is the best analysis covering Brexit and I love the historical approach and unique way the stories and ideas are told x”
ChrysChrys00 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/22/19
“After two and a half years of it ... who would want to listen to a podcast about Brexit ?*
(*the UK’s attempt to leave Europe)
And who would be able to make such a podcast interesting ???
The answer is here - a first rate journalist’s task is to take a complicated and frankly dull subject that...”Read full review »
PKjourno via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/23/19
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“A fantastic, thoroughly informative podcast series covering our relationship with the EU to date.”
Alex Barltrop via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/07/19
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“A truly excellent review of the political shenanigans regarding our membership or otherwise of the European project over the last 40 years or so . There’s so much information included in this series that I was not aware of , despite having lived through it and voting a couple of times on it. Our...”Read full review »
Druvcole via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/03/19
“First class production that is well produced and easy to follow. My favourite was the Jimmy Goldsmith one. Shines a very bright torch on our crop of useless politicians. Major bonus is there is no Lord Adonis in sight!!”
Marty555 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/28/18
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“Listening to Mark is always a pleasure and this series is so well told and has great access to those who lived, battled and passionately tried to craft our relationship with the European project. Ultimately, the story is about the sense of betrayal in the people by the politicians who tried to...”Read full review »
<The Darkness> via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/28/18
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“Made my car 4hr journey extremely interesting , fascinating look at how we got to where we are now!”
Qwertykevboy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/26/18
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“Nugget sized rerun with all the players. You are where you are, and now we know why.”
Cardboardco0kie via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
12/14/18
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“This will be a seminal podcast for decades to come, for all those reflecting on Brexit. Real, true, comprehensive. To hear voices of culture, journalism, politics, all at once, rounds off the subject beautifully. Perfect listening for absolutely anyone, and pure gold for future A level students....”Read full review »
ZnakBoris via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/13/18
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“A trek through the last 45 years in British politics which focuses on our relationship with Europe . my 30 yr old offspring have found it explains a lot about how we got where we are today”
Buzzdog123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/05/18
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“A good historical review, though like the process itself, things have gotten muddier in the last two episodes (#14 & #15) as the series comes present. Well explained, often objective and balanced, so basic tenets of good journalism are met.
Where it perhaps falls short is the very...”Read full review »
l9magen via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/04/18
“Whatever you think about or think you know about Brexit, you will be better informed by listening to this thorough and in depth summary of what happened to get us here.”
ThisNicknameHasNotBeenTaken via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/04/18
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“Fantastic podcast! Impartial, well researched, educational, and above all, very well narrated! Highly recommend!”
Sister Bernadette via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/25/18
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“A concise and semi humorous insight to our relationship with Europe from ‘73 to present times. The author pitches it just right, keeping you enthralled on what could have been a very dry subject that we all think we know, but have probably forgotten more than we think !”
carlos73-19 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/26/18
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“I only discovered this today and I'm working my way through the episodes, it's a fascinating insight to the history of our relationship with Europe and the European Union.
If you voted to leave or remain, or just interested to know more about the subject, this podcast explains it clearly...”Read full review »
tonypantalone via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/21/18
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“I love Radio 4 and this has been one of the best series I’ve heard on it.
Informative, nostalgic, emotive, and simply wonderful.
I’ll be sad when it ends, and would recommend anyone whether pro- or anti-Europe.
Well done, Mark Mardell and all involved.”
Gavinthecountry via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/18/18
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“Great radio from a great broadcaster. I knew Mark a bit back in the day when he started out at IRN and he was always sharp, witty and on the money. This is one of his best pieces of work IMV.
I love that it’s so un-BBC, talking about thorny issues like Polish immigration and even praising...”Read full review »
tott stu via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/05/18
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“A fascinating journey through our EU membership which shows how much more there is to why we have got to this point than just recent history. A must for anyone with an interest or an opinion!”
NigelPG via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/11/18
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“Should be compulsory listening for all students of politics and anyone who wants to know how we got here.”
Pmclachlan via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/03/18
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“Super interesting sofar.
It’s tragic but seems inevitable for the UK to leave. I think this program is presented well balanced. I was very touched by the recording of the conversation in the first episode of the assistant to the PM Heath about the piano play. It’s sad to conclude that the...”Read full review »
CherokeeRK via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
08/02/18
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“Sweden, Finland and Austria joined in 1995, meaning there were 15 pre-2004 members not 12. I’m pretty shocked that a BBC podcast could be so poorly researches.”
Edhkyb via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/02/18
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“This podcast is brilliantly edited in its choice of material and method of presentation. Mardell is a congenial presenter - passionate but free from bias.”
Grandjoe via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/26/18
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“I lived through much of what this programme covers, but the narrative is so compellingly written that it all seems fresh. We all need to improve our perspective on Brexit, which is the most important issue of our time, and this podcast is the indispensable way to do that.”
Ray Kurzweil (just kidding.) via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/14/18
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“Thanks for a great programme. Describing the slow motion car crash that is our relationship with the EU. Our vote to leave was inevitable in hindsight. I voted to stay, but despite all the challenges and undoubted economic damage, am glad we are leaving.”
NorthernStar1967 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/28/18
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“If you want to understand BREXIT you need to listen to this! A brilliant telling of the romantic relationship between Great Britain and “the wogs who begin at Calais”! We need more of “not the 9 o’clock news” - Rowan Atkinson got it right!”
DaBi @bihari_d via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/24/18
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“Very well done.”
Maxeuwe via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/11/18
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“Superb analysis of Britain’s tortured relationship with consecutively The Common Market, The EEC and The EU. Evocative of the past and with incisive comments from many of the participants in the background at the time.”
Remoaner via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/04/18
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“This is the BBC at its best! If a brexiter can be bothered to educate themselves on how and why we ended up in the EU this is the go to podcast!”
marting via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/26/18
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“An excellent and fascinating insight into the UK’s relationship with Europe, including the (many) torturous steps on the journey to where we found ourselves in June 2016. Perhaps the most interesting insight for me as a child of the 1980s is the division in government that existed even in the...”Read full review »
MattJB277 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/14/18
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“when i saw the original graphic for this podcast was a broken heart i was worried that it was a sign of the beeb's default stance on brexit again (they've now changed it to the miserable mature couple in bed. hey i guess the art department at the bbc is a loveless place.) however Mardell...”Read full review »
brexit through the gift shop via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/08/18
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“Thanks to Mark and his team for taking the time to go back to the beginning of our relationship with Europe. Revisiting what many seem to have forgotten that the relationship was fostered by those who were so deeply affected by the futility of two world wars.”
Ramsbury via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/08/18
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