Anita Anand

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5,917 appearances 33 recordings 3 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2d ago

Anita Anand’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Empire: World History · 383. Romans vs Druids: The War For Celtic Britain (Ep 1) · 2 Aug 2026 podcast

So, Ronald, I mean, I remember at school going on trips and looking at mounds and very sort of serious white-haired teachers saying, well, you know, these long barrows, they were all sealed up. voice-verified

And, you know, it was the Beaker people that did it. voice-verified

The Beaker people, what's done it? voice-verified

Now, first of all, who are the Beaker people? voice-verified

And second of all, why would they seal up these barrows? voice-verified

And third of all, I think you've got something of an intellectual cat to throw among the pigeons when it comes to the Beaker people as well. voice-verified

Don't encourage him, Ronald. voice-verified

Do not encourage him, Ronald. voice-verified

But, you know, if you've got that Indian influence, which it's just mind blowing that you'd have elephants there in the carving. voice-verified

Are there other parallels that you found between Brahminic traditions and, say, Druidic traditions in England? voice-verified

Can I just ask, I'm really struck by something you said just a moment ago, saying we really don't know very much about the druidic traditions. voice-verified

In popular culture, you always have druids dancing around Stonehenge. voice-verified

They're very much sort of wound together. voice-verified

You're saying, well, we don't know that? voice-verified

Or you're saying, no, that's not happening? voice-verified

I mean, recently, New Age pagans who do believe very much that they are the inheritors of whatever the Druidic tradition might have been, they've embraced something called the Iron Age calendar festivals, you know, celebrating things like Sir Owen. voice-verified

Is that the way I say it? voice-verified

It's around Halloween. voice-verified

I've probably massacred the pronunciation of that. voice-verified

What is the real history behind the pagan calendar? voice-verified

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