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Britain, Bolívar & the independence of Latin America

In the latest podcast from the Foreign Office historians, Richard Smith discusses Simon Bolivar’s links with Britain and the role played by many hundreds of British volunteers who fought alongside him.

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  • Podcast marks International Women’s Day
    8 March 2012, 10:40 GMT
    The fourth in our human rights series focuses on women in Libya. It features Sara Maziq, the co-founder of the Libyan Civil Society Organisation and Women 4 Libya, and Elham Saudi, co-founder and Director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya.
  • Podcast: 1989 Hungary/Austria border crossings
    26 January 2012, 11:30 GMT
    In the latest history podcast, Diplomat Chris Greenwood remembers his role in reporting the border crossings between Hungary and Austria - one of the major contributing factors to the collapse of East Germany and the Berlin Wall.
  • Top ten most popular Foreign Office podcasts of 2011
    20 December 2011, 12:10 GMT
    From the Secret Intelligence Service to the "principality" of Sealand, FCO podcasts have covered a huge range of topics. Take a look at the most popular from the past year.
  • Podcast marks International Human Rights Day
    10 December 2011, 08:14 GMT
    The third in our series of human rights themed podcasts focuses on the theme of social media and human rights, featuring insights from Index on Censorship, Article 19, Free Belarus Now, Sablat Oman and Computer Science at University College London.
  • Foreign Office podcast remembers the historic reburial of Imre Nagy
    17 November 2011, 10:53 GMT
    On 16 June 1989, British Ambassador Greg Dorey was one of 200,000 people present in Heroes Square in Budapest, Hungary, to witness the reburial ceremonies of Imre Nagy and his fellow martyrs.
  • London Conference on Cyberspace podcast
    21 October 2011, 21:14 BST
    A new podcast to discuss issues and themes of the London Conference on Cyberspace has been launched today.