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Napoleon and His Marshals by Andrew RobertsEpisodes

  1. Next Monday11:45
    BBC Radio 4

    The Marshalate

    1/5In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon anoints a new meritocratic nobility

  2. Next Tuesday00:30
    BBC Radio 4

    The Marshalate

    1/5In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon anoints a new meritocratic nobility

  3. Next Tuesday11:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Victory

    2/5Napoleon undermines his own meritocracy with his penchant for favouritism and disgrace.

  4. Wed 11 Nov 202600:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Victory

    2/5Napoleon undermines his own meritocracy with his penchant for favouritism and disgrace.

  5. Wed 11 Nov 202611:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Rivalry

    3/5Napoleon’s penchant for favouritism and disgrace breeds rivalry between his Marshals

  6. Thu 12 Nov 202600:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Rivalry

    3/5Napoleon’s penchant for favouritism and disgrace breeds rivalry between his Marshals

  7. Thu 12 Nov 202611:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Retreat

    4/5The war with Russia places unprecedented pressure on the Grand Armée.

  8. Fri 13 Nov 202600:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Retreat

    4/5The war with Russia places unprecedented pressure on the Grand Armée.

  9. Fri 13 Nov 202611:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Betrayal

    5/5Napoleon meets his Waterloo, with only two of his 26 Marshals at his side.

  10. Sat 14 Nov 202600:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Betrayal

    5/5Napoleon meets his Waterloo, with only two of his 26 Marshals at his side.