Dominic Sandbrook

Yeah.

So Borat, very controversial, but not the most controversial take on the Star Spangled Banner, right?

I guess not.

There's an even more famous one that you alluded to at the start of this episode.

And presumably that is because the controversy around the Star-Spangled Banner has now expanded from the fact that it is simply the national anthem of the United States.

Yeah.

And that people are now more aware of the context in which it was written, I suppose.

We will, because we will be looking at God Save the King, the anthem of both England and Scotland, who have qualified for the World Cup finals.

The story of that song is actually framed by many of the same issues and controversies that we've been talking about with reference to the Star Spangled Banner.

And then after that, we will be looking at the German, the Dutch, the Brazilian and the South African national anthems.

Members of the Rest is History Club, of course, can get immediate access to all of them.

So if you like national anthems, I mean, this is your lucky day.

National anthems, we've got them.

But for now, Dominic, thanks so much for that.

Goodbye, everyone.

Bye-bye.

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