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The Battle of Talas

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Battle of Talas, a conflict between Arab and Chinese forces which took place in central Asia in AD751. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Hilde de Weerdt
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Hockelmann
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Kennedy
Producer:
Thomas Morris

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