Suleiman the Magnificent was the greatest sultan to rule the vast 16th-century
Ottoman Empire. He was the richest, most powerful and most influential monarch of the Renaissance. This dramatised documentary traces Suleiman's life from his birthplace in Trebizond across the battlefields of his conquests, and surveys his cultural legacy. Life inside the Sultan's most secret harem is re-created and the camera explores some of Turkey's most exquisite buildings.
Written and narrated by John Julius Norwich Music ROBERT BOYLE
Associate producer ZELFA DRAZ Producer ANNE BALFOUR FRASER Director JOHN BULMER
A BALFOUR FILMS production for BBCtv