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Spin the Globe

Historian Michael Scott takes a global view of familiar historical dates.

Radio 4,3 episodes

Episodes

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Series 2
1485
In the year Richard III of England dies in battle, Ivan the Great seizes the city of Tver.
11 Nov 2014,28 mins
Series 2
1929
Michael Scott discovers how the rest of the world fared during the Wall Street crash.
18 Nov 2014,28 mins
Series 2
323BC - The Death of Alexander the Great
Michael Scott spins the globe in 323BC, the year in which Alexander the Great died.
25 Nov 2014,28 mins