Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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2nd-millennium BC establishments

3 episodes

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CultureHistoryFormer empiresHistorical erasAncient Levant, States and territories disestablished in the 6th century BCIron AgeStates and territories established in the 17th century BC

  1. Babylon

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the truth behind Babylon, the world’s oldest and most enigmatic of empires; from the the Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens to the Whore of Babylon.

    3 June 2004

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    Featuring: Eleanor Robson, Irving Finkel, Andrew George

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    CultureFormer empires2nd-millennium BC establishmentsStates and territories established in the 17th century BCAncient Levant, States and territories disestablished in the 6th century BC

  2. The Iron Age

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the dawn of the European Iron Age, a period of great upheaval when technology and societies were changed forever.

    24 March 2011

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    Featuring: Barry Cunliffe, Sue Hamilton, Timothy Champion

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  3. The Maya Civilization

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Maya civilization in central America, from consolidation of power in the great cities after AD250 to their abandonment by the 16th century.

    10 March 2016

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    Featuring: Elizabeth Graham, Matthew Restall, Benjamin Vis

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