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In Our Time

The Dutch East India Company

Duration: 46 minutes

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

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dutch East India Company, which dominated the Asian spice trade in the 17th century and is sometimes called the first multinational corporation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Goldgar
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Nierstrasz
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Paul