Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 03 with DIVA PATANG (twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=…mp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). September 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 when Al-Qaeda suicide bombers flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center in New York. In response the Bush administration announced a War on Terror. This was to be the beginning of a 20-year engagement by the US and NATO in Afghanistan. In this episode, Diva recalls the 9/11 attacks and the impact of war on her own family. She wonders if today’s Taliban will be able to prove that they really have changed from the hardline Taliban of old. PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.

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Afghan Dispatches 03 | Diva Patang

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 02 with DIVA PATANG (https://twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). We recorded the first podcast in this series shortly before the terror attack outside Kabul airport on 26 August 2021. In this episode, Diva recalls the day of that terror attack. She speaks about Afghans' fear of a new civil war and their desire for peace and unity. She also talks about blazing a trail as one of the first women to present cricket coverage for Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) and enabling women to experience cricket live. PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.

Afghan Dispatches 02 | Diva Patang

Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES with ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/) and television presenter and business woman DIVA PATANG (https://twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor). It has been heartrending following the news coming out of Afghanistan over the past few weeks, and yesterday’s terror attacks outside a packed Kabul Airport – crowded with people trying to leave the country - marks a disturbing escalation in the violence. In AFGHAN DISPATCHES, we will follow events as they unfold. When CATRIONA OLIPHANTI visited Afghanistan in 2016 for the FINANCIAL TIMES (https://www.ft.com/content/0d05fb5e-fb1f-4b96-9b3d-50ae521a60ec) and again, on her own account, in 2019, the Afghans she spoke to were hopeful for the future. Life had improved for many since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, and there had been real progress as regards women’s rights. But they were realistic about the ongoing challenges – corruption, terror attacks, criminal activity – and knew that it would take time, and ongoing Western support, to build a strong civil society. Now uncertainty lies ahead. Afghans are fearful for the future. Nobody yet knows what kind of regime this Taliban will put in place, and in particular what that regime will mean for women. NOTE: This podcast was recorded before the terror attacks outside Kabul airport on 26 August 2021 PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.

Afghan Dispatches 01 | Diva Patang

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A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. In the final podcast in our series, we visit the archives of MAGDALEN COLLEGE to hear from archivist DR CHARLOTTE BERRY and archives assistant BEN TAYLOR about some of the items in the College's First World War collection. MUSIC: George Butterworth, A Shropshire Lad, licensed courtesy of Naxos. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.

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