Princess Podcast
Anita Anand and her guests explore princesses - delving into their favourite fictional, or historical, princess. From She Ra to Mesopatamian high priestess Enheduanna we get into what it means to be a princess.
Episodes to download
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Enheduanna
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Author Simon Sebag Montefiore and Sian Williams explore a Mesopotamian high priestess.
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Princess Margaret
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Presenter William Hanson and satirist Craig Brown discuss Princess Margaret.
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Shuri
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Journalist Charlene White and Ravynn Stringfield look at Black Pantherβs Princess Shuri.
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Merida
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Actor Carrie Hope Fletcher and animator Brenda Chapman discuss Pixarβs Princess Merida.
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Little Mermaid
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Author Louise OβNeil and Sarah Peverley discuss the dark story of the Little Mermaid.
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Devi Sita
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Actor Ayesha Dharker and author Amish Tripathi discuss the Hindu Goddess Devi Sita.
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Amrit Kaur
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Edmund De Waal and Livia Manera uncover an Indian princess imprisoned by the Gestapo.
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Aud the Deep-Minded
Thu 6 Apr 2023
The story of an Icelandic Queen with WoW founder Jude Kelly and Vilborg DavΓΓ°sdΓ³ttir.
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Leila Pahlavi
Thu 6 Apr 2023
Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and author Andrew Scott Cooper discuss Princess Leila Pahlavi.
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Welcome back to Princess!
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Anita Anand explores princesses from history and fiction and discusses their legacy.
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Paterson Joseph on Hatshepsut
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Actor Paterson Joseph and Dr Colleen Darnell discuss the princess who became a king.
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Meera Syal on Princess Smartypants
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Actor Meera Syal and Prof Keira Vaclavik look at 80s' hit storybook Princess Smartypants.
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Stella Creasy on Princess Elsa
Mon 4 Jul 2022
MP Stella Creasy and Dr Juliette Wood explore the origins of Elsa, from Disneyβs Frozen.
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Rachel Fairburn on Caroline of Brunswick
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Comedian Rachel Fairburn and Flora Fraser discuss a scandalous 18th-century princess.
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Kate Mosse on Khutulun
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Author Kate Mosse and Prof David Sneath discuss Mongolian wrestling princess, Khutulun.
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Georgia Toffolo on Grace Kelly
Mon 4 Jul 2022
TV presenter Georgia Toffolo and expert Gemma Godfrey explore Grace Kellyβs legacy.
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Russell Kane on Moana
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Comedian Russell Kane and Prof Charles Solomon explore the Polynesian Disney princess.
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Anjli Mohindra on Sophia Duleep Singh
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Actor Anjli Mohindra and Dr Priya Atwal find out about a rebellious royal suffragette.
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Maddie Moate on Princess Leia
Mon 4 Jul 2022
TV presenter Maddie Moate and Dr Rebecca Harrison discuss Princess Leia.
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Kit De Waal on Sarah Forbes Bonetta
Mon 4 Jul 2022
Author Kit De Waal and Zainab Badawi explore Queen Victoriaβs βAfrican princessβ.
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