
Andrew George
Professor of Babylonian at SOAS, University of London
2 episodes
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Epic of Gilgamesh
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Gilgamesh Epic, often described as the earliest surviving great work of literature, with origins in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC.
3 November 2016
Also featuring: Frances Reynolds, Martin Worthington
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
Also featuring: Eleanor Robson, Irving Finkel