Napoleon
A short, uncouth villain or gifted military tactician? Listen and make up your own mind.
Episode 1—Napoleon: The Man and the Myths
Was Napoleon really the short, uncouth, Corsican upstart portrayed by caricaturists?
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Napoleon and Wellington—In Our Time
The comparative histories of two titans of 19th century history.
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Napoleon's Way—How to Run Europe
Anne is in Brussels and Paris to explore the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Napoleon and the Birth of Terror—Terror Through Time
Paris, 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is caught by the blast from an enormous cart bomb.
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Napoleon—Start the Week
Tom Sutcliffe with Andrew Roberts, Jenny Uglow, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Gavin Plumley.
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Napoleon and Me—The Essay
Series in which five people explore how aspects relating to Napoleon have affected them
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Tolstoy and Napoleon—Sunday Feature, On Napoleon
Rosamund Bartlett explores the truth and the fiction of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
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Josephine Bonaparte—Great Lives
Josephine Bonaparte, first empress of France, chosen by Janine di Giovanni.
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Stendhal and Napoleon—Sunday Feature, On Napoleon
Andy Martin on how Stendahl followed Napoleon across Europe in 1812 and changed fiction.
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