Lawrence de Arabia, el británico apasionado p...

Hijo de Víctor Manuel II de Italia, Amadeo de Saboya fue elegido rey de España por las Cortes en 1870. La inestabilidad política del país lo llevó a abdicar al cabo de dos años. 

En el siglo XVII, la ópera saltó de los palacios a los teatros públicos con montajes que deslumbraban al público 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss T.E. Lawrence (1888 – 1935), better known as Lawrence of Arabia, a topic drawn from over 1200 suggestions for our Listener Week 2019. Although Lawrence started as an archaeologist in the Middle East, when World War I broke out he joined the British ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss T.E. Lawrence (1888 – 1935), better known as Lawrence of Arabia, a topic drawn from over 1200 suggestions for our Listener Week 2019. Although Lawrence started as an archaeologist in the Middle East, when World War I broke out he joined the British ...  Show more

TE Lawrence became one of the most famous figures to emerge from World War I. Not so much for his role as a British intelligence officer. Nor his role in the Arab Revolt. Instead, it was because of an international photo exhibit of a young British man in traditional Arab white ro ...  Show more

The half century between 1870 and 1920 was one of conflict between British colonialism and the people of the Middle East and North Africa. In this episode, James is joined by archeologist and author Neil Faulkner to examine the clashes of armies, ideologies and forms of oppressio ...  Show more