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London Falling: How the Birthplace of Free Speech Became a Censor’s Paradise

London Falling: How the Birthplace of Free Speech Became a Censor’s Paradise

Breaking History

October 15, 202552m 47s

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Show Notes

Once, Britain was the cradle of free speech- the land of Milton, Orwell, and John Stuart Mill. But in 2025, police are arresting citizens for tweets, comedians are detained for jokes, and ordinary people are jailed for words deemed “hateful.” In this episode, we trace how the birthplace of liberty became a censor’s paradise - and what it reveals about a Western world that’s forgotten Mill’s warning: that without dissent, truth itself cannot survive.


CREDITS

Executive Producer: Poppy Damon

Associate Producer: Adam Feldman

Sound Designer and Composer: Tony Peer

Original theme songs by Eli Lake


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