Ahir Shah

Five was too young, but maybe 12 is just right.

Five was too young, but maybe 12 is just right.

Do they choose the 12-year-old then? Is that the decision?

Do they choose the 12-year-old then? Is that the decision?

So things are going really wrong because we're back to the political violence that we started our story with, really.

So things are going really wrong because we're back to the political violence that we started our story with, really.

Okay, so the shogun steps down, the emperor steps up.

Okay, so the shogun steps down, the emperor steps up.

It's the endo of the edo. We're out. It's done. Mission accomplished. 265 years. Edo period. Completed it, mate.

It's the endo of the edo. We're out. It's done. Mission accomplished. 265 years. Edo period. Completed it, mate.

Okay, well, that's been a fascinating chat. It's time now for the nuance window. This is the part of the show where Ahio and I set down our samurai swords and we sit quietly with our rice bowl for two minutes while Dr. Satana takes centre stage to tell us something we need to know about Edo, Japan. Without much further ado...

Okay, well, that's been a fascinating chat. It's time now for the nuance window. This is the part of the show where Ahio and I set down our samurai swords and we sit quietly with our rice bowl for two minutes while Dr. Satana takes centre stage to tell us something we need to know about Edo, Japan. Without much further ado...

Thank you, Satana, for that wonderful lesson. Thank you. Really enjoyable. Listener, after today's episode, you want more from our here. We've got our episodes on the rise of Julius Kaiser and the Indus civilization. And for a different East Asian story, try our episode on Tang Dynasty China. That's a medieval story, which I enjoyed very much.

Thank you, Satana, for that wonderful lesson. Thank you. Really enjoyable. Listener, after today's episode, you want more from our here. We've got our episodes on the rise of Julius Kaiser and the Indus civilization. And for a different East Asian story, try our episode on Tang Dynasty China. That's a medieval story, which I enjoyed very much.

But it's time to just say thank you to our guests in History Corner. We had the sensational Dr. Satana Suzuki from SOAS. Thank you, Satana. Thank you so much. I had a great fun. Yeah, it was real fun. And in Comedy Corner, we had the always amazing Ahir Shah. Thank you, Ahir. Thank you. And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we restore another topic to its rightful place in history.

But it's time to just say thank you to our guests in History Corner. We had the sensational Dr. Satana Suzuki from SOAS. Thank you, Satana. Thank you so much. I had a great fun. Yeah, it was real fun. And in Comedy Corner, we had the always amazing Ahir Shah. Thank you, Ahir. Thank you. And to you, lovely listener, join me next time as we restore another topic to its rightful place in history.

But for now, I'm off to go and stage a revival of Shogun the Musical, because every Shogun needs show tunes. Bye!

But for now, I'm off to go and stage a revival of Shogun the Musical, because every Shogun needs show tunes. Bye!

I felt like I could be seen and affect people.

I felt like I could be seen and affect people.