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In Our Time

The Siege of Malta, 1565

Duration: 50 minutes

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

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fierce contest for Malta, which the Ottomans tried to prise from the Knights Hospitaller who they they had already driven from Rhodes in 1522. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Nicholson
Interviewed Guest:
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Fleet

In Our Time

The Battle of Lepanto

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the sea battle of Lepanto, in which the Christian forces of the Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet of Selim II in 1571. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Fleet
Interviewed Guest:
Noel Malcolm