Every episode, co-hosts Ryan Weir and Pete Goddard spin the Wheel of History - landing on a random country, time period, and topic - and embark on a quest to unearth the most fascinating, bizarre, and unexpected stories from the past to prove that History Happened Everywhere!
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Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Mysterious and mountainous, this episode visits the country of Bhutan in order to face the music in the period 400 to 500CE. Discover the sounds of nature, from grunting yaks to squawking ravens, and the sounds of man-made music from centuries ago.
Links:
- National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1f1otFValw
- Music from the mountains of Bhutan: https://tinyurl.com/mtx22jja
- The raven crown of Bhutan https://tinyurl.com/38d8vyw9
- Yakety Yak, The Rocking Saxists (https://youtu.be/yBcnOYhxMHs)
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Background to Bhutan
14:47 Ema Datshi
16:14 History of Bhutan
32:55 What does it mean to 'Face the Music'?
34:43 The Orphan's Song
37:29 The Flute
39:27 The Raven Call
42:45 Yaks
47:43 The Golden Takin
51:18 Archery
54:36 Wrap Up
56:16 The Derzolater
58:46 Outro
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