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Columbus and the Age of Discovery

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Documentary series on Christopher Columbus, to mark the 500th anniversary of his landing in the Americas. An Idea Takes Shape
Tonight's programme follows Columbus to Portugal, where he worked as a mapmaker and ship's officer, to Africa, where he learned about the profitable trade in gold and slaves, and to the Madeiras, where he found evidence of lands to the west.
Presented by Mauricio Obregon. Producer Tom Friedman
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Presented By:
Mauricio Obregon.
Producer:
Tom Friedman
Source: Radio Times

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