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How Did We Get Here?

The deep back-stories behind the most consequential events in the world right now.

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Israel and the Palestinians
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Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict
04 Feb 2026,2 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
1: From Earliest Times to the Romans
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict
09 Feb 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
2: From the Muslim Conquest to the Nineteenth Century
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
16 Feb 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
3: From the Nineteenth Century to the First World War
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
23 Feb 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
4: The Balfour Declaration to the Arab Revolt
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
02 Mar 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
5. From WW2 to the First Arab-Israeli war
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
09 Mar 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
6: From Israel’s Early Years to the Six Day War
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
16 Mar 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
7: From the Six Day War to the Lebanon War
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
23 Mar 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
8: From the First Intifada to the Camp David Summit
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
30 Mar 2026,29 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
9: From the Second Intifada to Netanyahu’s Re-election
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
06 Apr 2026,28 mins
Israel and the Palestinians
10: From 2010 to the present day
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict.
13 Apr 2026,28 mins