Anita Arnand
speaker
1,099 appearances
7 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 10 Jun
Anita Arnand’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
Trend
recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 7 in all, peaking in May 2026 with 4.
Appearances
Empire: World History · 367. Ancient Egypt: “Tut-mania” And Tutankhamun’s Tomb (Ep 6) · 10 Jun 2026
podcast
And he's a savvy man, as we've discussed in our Egypt series before.
And he realizes that there is a certain currency and kudos that, you know, soft power, if you like, with jumping on the back of this tut mania.
And what's really interesting, Campbell, is that there is a tour of the Soviet Union between 1973 and 1975.
So straight after the British Museum, enormous success.
And it's interesting because Sadat himself has kicked out previously all his Soviet advisors.
Previously, when he comes to power, he's sick of them littering the place and boots them all out.
And yet he realizes, if I want to build a bridge, let's make it a pharaonic bridge.
Very happy to tell you, it's Police Lieutenant George E. Labrache who had the stroke and tried that on.
But what does happen is that, you know, as a tool of diplomacy during the Cold War, suddenly, you know, the Pharaoh is up front and centre.
And what's really interesting is that that American exhibition happened because the canniest operator of them all, Henry Kissinger, personally gets involved.
So the Metropolitan Museum, Campbell, I'm right in saying, you know, not sure, don't know.
And he picks up a phone and says, are you mad?
Just say yes.
Because we're going to take this.
So as Campbell said, nearly 8 million visitors will go and have a look at the exhibition.
the Tut exhibition.
You'll have things like comedian Steve Martin performing that King Tut on SNL Saturday Night Live, which is just a jokey song.
Go look it up.
It's still on YouTube.
Very funny.
Showing 61–80 of 1,099 · page 4 of 55
← Previous
Next →