History Extra podcast

The invisible tracks that have shaped the world

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Episode notes

Each ocean voyage through history has laid down a track that tells a story. These invisible pathways across the seas can reveal how the world has been shaped by power, conquest and exploration. Dr Sara Caputo tells Elinor Evans more about how lines on a map can have real-world consequences.

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Here, Jonn Elledge considers how the lines we draw on maps have determined the course of history: https://link.chtbl.com/5bDP91Ns.

The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.

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