• Christopher Clark on the Extraordinary Events of 1848-1849

    In Conversation with Toby Mundy on the Baillie Gifford Prize Podcast, Read Smart

    Up next on the Read Smart podcast, host Toby Mundy speaks with 2023 shortlisted author Christopher Clark. Christopher’s book, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849, details this extraordinary year in European history, where demonstrators rebelled against societal structures, governments and armies lost control and revolutionary sparks flew across all of Europe’s cities.

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    To mark 21 years of rewarding the best non-fiction writing, The Baillie Gifford Prize has launched a new podcast generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. This series is hosted by Razia Iqbal, special correspondent at BBC. Each episode celebrates a fantastic backlist of winners and go behind the scenes at the 2019 prize, from the longlist through to the winner announcement.





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