The Mandates

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How the effects of French and British mandates in the Middle East still reverberate today.

How the French and British mandates in the Middle East shaped the whole region in ways which still reverberate, a century on.

This series examines how the French and British Mandates in the Middle East - covering all of modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine - shaped not just the map, but the politics, geography, religion, ideas and culture of the whole region in ways which still reverberate, a century on.

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The Mandates: Takeover

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Tom Bateman tells the story of the French and British mandates in the Middle East in the 1920s and how they still reverberate today.

It is a century since the British and French Mandates in the Middle East formally began. In this new series for BBC Radio 4 marking that anniversary, Tom Bateman draws on his years as a BBC Correspondent based in Jerusalem to examine this critical period in the region’s history – a period when decisions taken by the two European nations shaped so much of what we see today. From institutions and movements of people to ideas and lines on maps, Britain’s role was foundational, yet little understood in Britain today. In this first episode Tom looks at the 1920s, and the consequences of Britain’s and France’s efforts to divide and rule.

Producer: Giles Edwards.

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