Aired:
August 26, 2019
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25 minutes
Host Dennis Leap discusses how the disaster at Kut-al-Almara propelled Lawrence into combat
Aired:
August 19, 2019
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25 minutes
Host Dennis Leap discusses Lawrence’s expanding influence with military policy through his intelligence gathering.
Aired:
August 12, 2019
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25 minutes
Host Dennis Leap discusses Lawrence’s view of the Sykes-Picot agreement, his private plan for an Arab future.
Aired:
July 1, 2019
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25 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest James Brandon discuss the disastrous Sykes-Picot Agreement concerning the establishment of an Arab nation.
Aired:
June 24, 2019
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27 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest James Brandon discuss T. E. Lawrence’s expert skills working for the Cairo Intelligence office.
Aired:
June 17, 2019
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27 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest James Brandon continue their discussion of T. E. Lawrence on assignment in Cairo, the brain trust, Lawrence’s dislike of Cairo, and his unique ability to assess military strategy.
Aired:
June 10, 2019
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26 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest James Brandon discuss Lawrence’s unusual entrance into the military at the beginning of World War I, the Winston Churchill–Earl Kitchener tension over strategy, and Lawrence’s friction with military commanders.
Aired:
June 3, 2019
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28 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest Deborah Leap discuss T. E. Lawrence’s extra-archaeological activities—the construction of the exhibition house—and his gun-running and espionage adventures as preparation for the Arab revolt against the Turks.
Aired:
May 27, 2019
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27 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest Deborah Leap discuss the Carchemish dig challenges, how T. E. Lawrence won the hearts of the Arabs, and his experience with the raucous Kurds.
Aired:
May 20, 2019
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26 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest Deborah Leap discuss T. E. Lawrence’s Arabic language education, Carchemish as his preparation for the Arab revolt against the Turks, and the young Lawrence in his element.