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Last broadcast on Sat, 26 Feb 2011, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only).
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John McCarthy explores some ancient monuments and places of interest across Syria. He also hears about the Turkish baths- or Hammams- of Damascus and Aleppo. And travel along the backbone of England - the Pennines.
Producer Chris Wilson.
Francis Russell
is an art historian and author. He first went to Syria in 1991 and has been a frequent visitor ever since. Francis enjoys the deep sense of history and the accessibility of ancient and significant monuments. He particularly loves the areas West of Aleppo. Before travelling, Francis likes to do extensive research and will read every conceivable book and map. He has now published his own guide entitled ‘Places in Syria: a Pocket Grand Tour’.
Places in Syria: A Pocket Grand Tour
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN-10: 0711231664
ISBN-13: 978-0711231665
Richard Boggs
is a trainer with the British Council; he has worked for over a decade in the Arabic-speaking world, teaching in Yemen, Lebanon and Khartoum where he is currently based. Richard was evacuated to Syria from Yemen during the civil war. Although he first found Syria sedate and even dull, he soon fell in love with the country and went on to live there for a few years. In his book Hammaming in the Sham, a tour round the Turkish baths of Syria, he uncovers the traditions of bathing in Damascus, Aleppo and elsewhere.
Hammaming in the Sham: A Journey through the Turkish Baths of Damascus, Aleppo and Beyond
Publisher: Garnet Publishing Ltd
ISBN-10: 1859642284
ISBN-13: 978-1859642283
Andrew Bibby
is a writer and journalist. Andrew walked the Pennines along the route of the watershed that separates the water flowing westwards to the Irish Sea and the Atlantic from the water heading towards the North Sea. Andrew wrote about the Pennine landscape, exploring its past and present, in a new book Backbone of England. Life and Landscape on the Pennine Watershed.
The Pennine Divide: Walking the Moors Between Greater Manchester and Yorkshire
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN-10: 0711225001
ISBN-13: 978-0711225008
Broadcast
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Sat 26 Feb 201110:00
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