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42 minutes
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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss early Chinese history and the documents in which it was recorded. Show more
45 minutes
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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
48 minutes
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Chinese military adviser Sun Tzu from the 6th century BC and the influential work of military strategy associated with him, The Art of War. Show more
43 minutes
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of Chinese Legalism under the First Emperor, its relationship with Confucianism and its legacy today. Show more
