I must admit that the first half of the lecture which covered the invaders and the Romans was not terribly interesting to me. Then it came to the Napoleonic Wars and the Peninsular Campaign where I perked right up. From then on I found more relevance to my interests and was appalled at the carnage and suffering of the Catalonians during World War 2 and continuing through persecution by dictator Franco. Things are somewhat better now (no more imprisonment simply for being caught speaking their own language!) but there is still a long way to go. Overall, it is a good lecture.
Colin Fluxman gives a clear no nonsense narration. ( )