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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2022 · 40 MIN

The Book Club: The Celts

from Best of the Spectator

My guest in this week’s book club podcast is Simon Jenkins. His new book The Celts: A Sceptical History tells the story of a race of people who, contrary to what many of us were taught in school, never existed at all. He tells me how and why “Celts” were invented, what it has meant and continues to mean for the nations of the Union, and where he thinks we need to go next… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in this week’s book club podcast is Simon Jenkins. His new book The Celts: A Sceptical History tells the story of a race of people who, contrary to what many of us were taught in school, never existed at all. He tells me how and why “Celts” were invented, what it has meant and continues to mean for the nations of the Union, and where he thinks we need to go next… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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