Sunday Feature

Courting the East

Sunday 22 July 2007 21:30-22:15 (Radio 3)

Author and historian Jerry Brotton uncovers the complex history of relations between England and the Islamic world. They can seem constantly embroiled in animosity and misunderstanding, yet the records of the court of Elizabeth I tell a very different story, with a web of intrigue and alliance between the Ottomans, the Moroccans and the English Queen that leads all the way to Shakespeare's Othello.

Duration:

45 minutes

Sunday Feature

Episode and Playlist Information

• 9 Sep 07 Louis MacNeice
• 6 Sep 07 Educating Mill
• 31 August 2007
• 26 Aug 07 Le Morte Darthur
• 12 Aug 07 The Reconciler
• 5 Aug 07 Sibelian Landscapes
• 22 Jul 07 Courting the East
• 1 Jul 07 Sex, Books and Empire
• 24 Jun 07 Return to Beirut
• 10 Jun 07 HP Lovecraft

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