In Our TimeThe Battle of TalasBBC Radio 4 Duration: 45 minutesFirst broadcast: Thu 9th Oct 2014, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 9th Oct 2014, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a yearListen nowMelvyn 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 ContributorsPresenter:Melvyn BraggInterviewed Guest:Hilde de WeerdtInterviewed Guest:Michael HockelmannInterviewed Guest:Hugh KennedyProducer:Thomas MorrisGenresFactualHistoryFormatsDiscussion & TalkBrandIn Our Time Source: BBC Online
