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with the author Bettany Hughes

Cerys is joined by the historian, broadcaster and author Bettany Hughes to talk about her new book Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities.

As the longest-lived political entity in Europe, Istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the core.

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Sun 26 Feb 201710:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Meters

    A Message From The Meters

  • Ibrahim Maalouf

    Will Soon Be A Woman (Live in Istanbul)

  • Jake Thackray

    The Blacksmith and the Toffee Maker

  • Max Richter

    In The Garden (6 Music Session, 15 FEB 2017)

  • Louis Armstrong & Orchestra

    I'm Confessin'

  • Baby Copperhead

    Some Are Wise

  • Roy Harvey & Jess Johnson

    Guitar Rag

  • Erkin Koray

    Aşkimiz Bitecek

  • Café Aman İstanbul

    Gülbahar

  • The Four Lads

    Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

  • Unknown

    Sabah Ezani (Sunrise Call-to-Prayer)

  • Udi Hrant Kenkulian

    Hicaz Taksim

  • Baba Zula

    Gerekli Seyler (feat. Özkan Uğur)

  • The Clash

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Gabriel Garzón‐Montano

    Crawl

  • Les Hommes

    Canticle

  • Lou Reed

    Halloween Parade

  • Kid Howard

    Old Time Religion

  • Bill Kirchen & Austin De Lone

    Wine, Wine, Wine (Do Your Stuff)

  • Snooks Eaglin

    One Room Country Shack

  • Yasmine Hamdan

    Beirut

  • Qluster

    Euterpe

  • Lloyd Cole And Hans Joachim

    Lullerby

  • Dom La Nena

    Anjo Gabriel (Edit)

  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • EMI.

  • Darondo

    Didn't I

  • Paul Weller

    Broken Stones

    • Island.

  • Penny & the Quarters

    You And Me

  • Daymé Arocena

    Negra Caridad

  • Chicano Batman

    La Jura

  • Fairport Convention

    Autopsy

  • The Blackbyrds

    Walking In Rhythm

  • Fats Domino

    The Fat Man

  • Fats Domino

    Walking To New Orleans

  • Johnny Cash

    Loading Coal

  • Baluji Shrivastav

    Dance Of Erzulie

  • The Salsoul Orchestra

    Salsoul Hustle

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Feb 201710:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music