{"id":1093,"date":"2022-05-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2022-04-30T19:38:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T18:38:03","slug":"docs-cox-former-cia-director-general-david-petraeus-charlie-craggs-and-siobhan-mcsweeney%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/picks\/docs-cox-former-cia-director-general-david-petraeus-charlie-craggs-and-siobhan-mcsweeney%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Docs, Cox, former CIA Director General David Petraeus, Charlie Craggs and Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Another Bank Holiday? Already?! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with some good audio documentary recommendations to accompany you for this extra long weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the Sun<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is an excellent and informative new podcast series presented by Nadia Al-Bukai and brought to you by Message Heard. Having left Syria with her family six years ago, this series Nadia retells the modern history of the country and tells us stories about Syria\u2019s notorious detention centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term \u2018Behind the Sun\u2019 is a term to describe someone who has disappeared without a trace by regime henchmen. \u201cTo disappear behind the sun means to live in the darkness and be banished from life without actually dying,\u201d Al-Bukai says. \u201cAnd those outside are left confused about the fates of their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another new podcast out this week is Quite Unsuitable For Females<\/strong><\/a>. It is a new community-produced podcast by the National Football Museum, delving into the archive to tell you the history of women in football. It also looks at the sport\u2019s growing international recognition and the early pioneers, starting with the story of the iconic footballer Lily Parr. In case you are wondering, \u2018Quite Unsuitable for Women\u2019 are the words from an FA report in 1921 that banned women from playing on league grounds, a ban that ended up lasting for 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also the return of the much loved podcast Meet Me at the Museum<\/strong><\/a> this week, a podcast where you accompany a much loved name (and one of their friends) around an exhibition somewhere around the UK. The idea is to enlighten you of the culture and arts that are on your doorstep. Episodes of the new series include Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney<\/strong><\/a> touring the Wellcome Collection in London and Brian Cox<\/strong><\/a> (the non-science one) at the Scottish National Gallery. Both are delightful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTABLE NAMES ON PODCASTS THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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