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BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen on America's massive military build-up to the first Gulf war, as he begins a personal history of the Middle East, told over 25 episodes. Show more
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BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen recalls the devastation of the first Gulf war as he witnesses the horrific aftermath of the bombing of a shelter in Baghdad. Show more
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BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen tells the story of the Kurds of Iraq, brutally oppressed by Saddam Hussein but now enjoying de facto independence. Show more
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BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen on the allure and political challenge of Jerusalem, 'a place that cannot be ignored'. Show more
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How the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin changed the region's history, as remembered by BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen. Show more
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Jeremy Bowen's attempts to keep warm during one winter in Jerusalem led him to discover more about the deep divisions between Israelis and Palestinians. Show more
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On the trail of Osama Bin Laden. BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen follows his journey from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan via a ranch on the banks of the Nile. Show more
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The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen looks back on four dark days in December 1998, when the west sent bomber planes in to Baghdad to punish Saddam Hussein. Show more
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BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen recalls his tricky dealings with the Iraqi Ministry of Information as he covered the impact of western sanctions against Saddam Hussein. Show more
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Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East correspondent, recalls the moment he and his colleagues came under fire from the Israeli Defence Force and his driver was killed. Show more
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The impact of 9/11, recalled by Jeremy Bowen in his personal history of the Middle East. He remembers the dark days after the attack, watching how the US would react. Show more
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The invasion of Iraq and its fallout, as witnessed by the BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen. Show more
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The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen reflects on what went wrong as Iraq descended into chaos in the months after the US invasion in 2003. Show more
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The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen looks back over the life of Yasser Arafat. 'Love him or hate him,' he says 'he was Mr Palestine'. Show more
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Jeremy Bowen's personal history of the Middle East. Jeremy explores Gaza, the Palestinian territory controlled by Hamas, the Islamic resistance movement. Show more
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The impact of religious divisions across the Middle East, witnessed by the BBC's Jeremy Bowen. Show more
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Jeremy Bowen's personal history of the Middle East. Reflections on Iran and its place in the Middle East. Show more
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Jeremy Bowen's personal history of the Middle East. The popular revolution in Egypt during the Arab Spring. Show more
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Jeremy Bowen looks back over 25 years covering one of the world's most troubled regions. The overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Show more
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Jeremy Bowen's personal history of the Middle East. The dramatic eruption of opposition to the Assad regime in Syria. Show more
