How television's telling of the Crusades has changed over the last 60 years and our interpretation of this medieval story has been influenced by modern political and social change. Show more
Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Frankopan - a professor of global history and author of the bestselling book Silk Roads. Show more
HARDtalk
Peter Frankopan - Professor of Global History, Oxford University
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News Channel HDLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel
Stephen Sackur speaks to professor of global history Peter Frankopan. Is the west continuing to overestimate its central importance to the past and the present? Show more
John Lloyd and Noel Fielding welcome author Jenny Colgan, historian Dr Janina Ramirez and writer Dr Peter Frankopan. From 2016. Show more
HARDtalk
Peter Frankopan - Professor of Global History, Oxford University
24 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC News Africa
Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Frankopan, a professor of global history and author. Is Covid-19 accelerating the transition of global power from West to East? Show more
Free Thinking
Sound Frontiers: Success debated by Peter Frankopan, Edith Hall, Kwame Kwei-Armah
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Anne McElvoy, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Edith Hall and Peter Frankopan explore the idea of success in drama, literature and history and how that translates to the contemporary world. Show more