Ancient Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Treasures of Arabia
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The Arabian Peninsula is a magical place that was once at the centre of the ancient world. Acclaimed classicist Bettany Hughes explores this crossroads between East and West as this extraordinary history documentary on BBC Select concludes. Starting deep in the desert of Saudi Arabia, she discovers that this inhospitable but beautiful environment contains messages from the past all around her.