Martin Worthington
Professor in Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College Dublin
2 episodes
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The Code of Hammurabi
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the enduring fascination with the laws Hammurabi, King of Babylon, established in Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago and the society that gave rise to them.
12 February 2026
Also featuring: Frances Reynolds, Selena Wisnom
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: Andrew George, Frances Reynolds