Leading the Middle Kingdom: Eight emperors and how they shaped China

Episode 12: The past is prologue

For our final podcast, join me as we look back on the lives of our emperors and what their history might say about modern China.

Episode 11: Fall

This time we look at the fall of the Chinese empire and the last emperor, Puyi.

Episode 10: Twilight

This week we look at the woman who steadied the empire after the shocks of the Opium Wars and ruled China in all but name for half a century

Episode 9: Humiliation

This time we look at the life of the Daoguang Emperor and the humiliation of the opium wars.

Episode 8: Outsider

Foreign takeover or merging of two cultures? This time we look at Kublai Khan - the first non-Chinese emperor.