Why the Flag?
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Why the Flag?
The show that explores the stories behind the flags – and how these symbols impact our world, our history, and ourselves.
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Episode 9, Part II: The Russian Flag: Tsars and the Third Rome
“Strong in our friendship tried by fire, long may our crimson flag inspire – shining in glory for all men to see.” This is the final chapter of the Ru...
Episode 9, Part I: The Russian Flag: Tsars and the Third Rome
Part I of II. How did the backwater Duchy of Moscow rise to become one of the largest land empires in history and claim the legacy of the Byzantine Em...
Episode 8: The Albanian Flag: Skanderbeg’s Revenge
The history of the Albanian flag is a story of invasion and rebellion, conversion and conquest. We also explore the extraordinary life of the flag's d...
Episode 7, Part II: The German Flag: The Fall & Rise of the Bundesflagge
Part II of II. “From black night, through red blood, towards the golden sun.” This is the final chapter of the history of the German flag, 1871-1990.
Episode 7, Part I: The German Flag: The Fall & Rise of the Bundesflagge
Part I of II. Empires and petty kingdoms. Death camps and democracies. Fascism and forgiveness – and Germany’s clash between imperialism, tyranny, and...
Trailer: The German Flag: The Fall & Rise of the Bundesflagge
**Trailer for our brand-new two-part series on The German Flag: The Fall & Rise of the Bundesflagge. Part I coming soon!
Episode 6: The Spanish Flag: Four Kingdoms of the Rojigualda
A Moorish caliphate becomes a Christian empire. And a once fascist state adopts a flourishing – if disunited – democracy. This is the story of the vio...
Episode 5: The Nordic Cross: Vikings, Crusades, and Conquests
Why did the Vikings of Scandinavia swap the raven flag of Oden for the cross of those they conquered? This is the tale of the blood-red flag of Danneb...
Episode 4: The Flag of Wales: King Arthur’s Dragon
Where does the Y Ddraig Goch – the red dragon of Wales – come from? History only tells us half the story. We have to dive into the ancient Celtic lege...
Episode 3: The Flag of Hawaii: America’s Last Kingdom
Is the Hawaiian state flag a symbol of annexation and occupation? Or is it one of reconciliation? This is the story of the Hawaiian flag, the last rem...
Episode 2: The French Flag: The Tricolour
Fallen tyrants. New republics. And radical ideas like liberty, equality, and fraternity. This is the history of the Tricolour: the three-color revolut...
Episode 1: Why the Flag?
Welcome to the first episode of Why the Flag? We ask, where does the flag come from – and how did this symbol take over our world? Plus, we discuss th...
Why the Flag? Trailer
How did flags take over our world? Where did they come from? What do they mean? Join the conversation as we ask, why the flag?