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Secret History

Matthew Blackman

Historians Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall investigate fascinating, forgotten, and misunderstood histories from the margins. With a focus on Africa, they explore the intriguing personalties and events that shaped our history — stories that have been either omitted or suppressed from the mainstream historical record. more

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The multi-racial 1898 election in the Cape Colony was the most factional in its history. What was more, it was an election that found the mining magnate and self-professed racist, Cecil John Rhodes, prostrating himself before an entirely black audien... more

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31 hours ago

In this week's episode Nick and Matthew chat about three fascinating - but entirely unrelated - topics. You'll find out why Cape Christians and Muslims all eat pickled fish over Easter. How a brutalist masterpiece came to be in Durban's port - and wh... more

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9 days ago

Sir George Yonge - aka The Lofty Twaddler - was so flagrantly (and hopelessly) corrupt, that he lasted little more than a year as Governor of the Cape Colony. But while there is much comedy in his actions (he was surprised when the Dutch objected to ... more

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16 days ago

This is a podcast of the history of an image of a hanging that took place in Rhodesia in 1896 at the time of the First Chimurenga (or Matabele Uprising). The image appeared in a book by Olive Schreiner, 'Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland', and in a... more

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a month ago

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 7 ratings
  • Great podcast - much needed historical detail

    I love every single page of your books. more

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    Bunduboy
    South Africa2 months ago
  • Great launch!

    I look forward to your next episode

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    United Kingdom2 months ago

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