'History is about the future, politics is about the past'

Sebastian Balfour, a historian and Emeritus Professor of Contemporary Spanish Studies at the London School of Economics, was PM’s trusted guide to events in Catalonia before, during and after the disputed independence referendum. In an extended interview, Professor Balfour talks to Eddie Mair not about his day job, but about his fascinating life including being rescued as a little boy from a Japanese internment camp and living in America in the1960's where he bought and sold antique cars. (Photo: Historian Sebastian Balfour Credit: Sebastian Balfour)

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'History is about the future, politics is about the past' is an episode from The Eddie Mair Interview by BBC.

This episode is 44:16 long.

This episode was published on Dec 15, 2017.

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