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The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan

Episode 5: The Sharpening of Anxieties

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Hugh Bonneville reads Peter Frankopan's epic new history. Today, we reach the 20th century, when conflict and environmental degradation redefine global concerns. Show more

The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan

Episode 4: The Age of Turbulence

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Hugh Bonneville reads Peter Frankopan's epic new history. Today, 19th-century industrialisation leads to an ongoing and insatiable demand for the world's natural resources. Show more

The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan

Episode 2: Regarding Nature and the Divine

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Hugh Bonneville reads Peter Frankopan's epic new history. Today, ancient texts illuminate how the relationship between the divine and the natural world evolved. Show more

The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan

Episode 3: The Golden Age of Empire

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Hugh Bonneville reads from Peter Frankopan's new history about the environment and civilisations. Today, climate conditions in the seventh century influence the rise of a new empire. Show more

The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan

Episode 1: The World from the Dawn of Time

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Hugh Bonneville reads Peter Frankopan's epic and acclaimed history on how the changing climate has shaped the rise and fall of civilisations. Show more