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The Lion in the Sand

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

New series
A six-part series which chronicles the lives of British people in the Middle East between 1920 and 1970. The stories told evoke a world in rapid flux - from camel caravans and slavery to diplomatic capers during anti-British riots.
1: The Spell of Far Arabia. Presenter Gerald Butt asks why the British associate the region with romance. Repeated from Friday

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Presenter:
Gerald Butt
Source: Radio Times

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