Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History

Either each of us matters or none of us do and if we live amongst a population where too many people think that none of us matter, that’s the road to a dark place! This week Neil takes us on a mystery tour to the turn of the C19th when the world’s population of homo sapiens tops 1 billion mark for the very first time. To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to Ne...

Loved by his people a charismatic demagogue rises to ultimate power. This week Neil takes us across revolutionary France as Napoleon Bonaparte, a true military genius, becomes emperor. A brilliant soldier and leader, Napoleon captivates his country and makes the rest of continental Europe cower. On land, he was militarily unsurpassed, but at sea his naval ambitions were thwarted by Horatio Nelson...

Noble thoughts and the mob are swirling around the city as the streets run red with blood. This week it’s 1789 as we travel with Neil to Paris, France, to witness a moment in history that comes to define the politics of revolution the world over! To help support this podcast & get exclusive content every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Shop – fo...

My obsession with this remarkable story changed my life! The ‘fun of the roads’ goes too far and a child is conceived - the ‘little blazing fire’ who becomes king of the Zulu. This week Neil travel to southern Africa to meet the king whose iron rule laid the foundations for his people’s greatness. To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patr...

The best idea for a country there has ever been – period! This week Neil travels to America to visit James Madison the man credited with writing the opening to the Constitution of the United States a profound document whose base note is ‘ the power of the people’ , a note that resonates with us still.   To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to 'Nei...

A beautiful woman is led in chains to a town square packed with onlookers: standing before the crowd an executioner swings his sword and cuts off her head! This week we travel with Neil to Switzerland as the last person in Europe to be tried and convicted of witchcraft is executed. To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to 'NeilOliver'@Patreon.com https:...

Religious zealotry, factional fighting and a new kid on the block! This week we travel with Neil to the Indian city of Murshidabad as Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clive lines up his troops against the forces of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, at the Battle of Plassey – a battle that changed the world! To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to 'Neil Ol...

Invention, innovation, and entrepreneurial dynamism are at the heart of the Industrial Revolution. This week we travel with Neil to Devon in England. It’s 1712 and the brilliant engineer Tomas Newcomen is harnessing the power of steam and helping to kick start the Industrial Revolution. To help support this podcast series & get access to exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on...

A battle many regard as one of the most significant in history! This week we travel with Neil to Blenheim in Germany as the cauldron of bitter royal rivalries vying for ultimate control of Europe boils over into the Spanish War of Succession. To help support this podcast series & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/ne...

A genius who changed the way we understand the Universe. In this episode we travel with Neil to Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England to meet Isaac Newton - the man, the mind and the greatest work of science ever written. To help support this podcast series & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver  ...

Ghoulish apparitions haunting a city square, and an approach to science that is still vital today. This week Neil takes us to meet Francis Bacon at the picturesque Pond Square, in Highgate, London.   To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Ne...

In this episode we travel to Stationers Hall in the City of London to hear a version of this book, that has taken over seven years to research and write, being read. It’s undergoing an exhaustive year-long check as it’s team of authors check the cadences and rhythms of its language determined to ensure it sounds powerful and uplifting as it’s read up and down the country and around the world. To h...

In this episode Neil takes us to a place that starts out as a malarial hellhole but will come to play a pivotal role in the development of North America. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channe...

In this episode Neil takes us across Europe to meet the man with the gold nose – one half of the inspired, but bad-tempered intellectual marriage that put us in our rightful place in the universe! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s You...

In this episode Queen Elizabeth I of England puts in place an opening power play which in good time will transform the people of England, the Indian subcontinent and the world! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https:/...

In this episode Neil stands beside one of the world’s great leaders as she delivers a speech that cements her reputation and makes her an icon! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-Sd...

In this episode we travel with Neil to Valladolid in Spain to hear an impassioned debate about one of the great questions of the age; a debate that still has ramifications for us all today. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Ch...

In this episode Neil travels to Russia to meet Ivan the Terrible. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g   The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver L...

In this episode we travel with Neil to Bolivia in 1545 as Diego Gualpa discovers an entire mountain made of silver – untold wealth for a few but a hell on earth for thousands of others! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channe...

In this episode Neil travels to South America as gold and silver flows out on the way to Spain, but amidst these astonishing riches a humble ingredient comes to light which will have a profound influence on shaping the world. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neilolive...

In this episode a deadly secret weapon is unleashed on the Indian subcontinent for the very first time! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g   The series Insta...

In this episode we travel with Neil to the court of King Henry VIII – there is no rage like love turned to hatred!   To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g &nbsp...

In this episode we set off on a voyage that will never be forgotten – Magellan & Elcano, 5 ships, 270 sailors, attempting to sail around the globe for the very first time! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://...

In this episode we travel with Neil to Aachen in Germany and Bologna in Italy as the kingdoms of Europe respond to dangerous unrest from within and threats from powerful enemies without. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver   Check out Neil’s YouTube Chann...

In this episode we’re travelling with Neil to the beautiful German town of Wittenberg as a document is nailed to the door of All Saints church, an act that sends cataclysmic shock waves across Europe and down through time.   To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neilo...