BBC Sounds - Our Man in the Middle East - Available Episodes

Part 25: Through a Glass Darkly

Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.

• 15 mins
• 30 Jun 2017

Part 24: Cruelty Without Borders

BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen looks back on the rise and fall of Islamic State.

• 15 mins
• 29 Jun 2017

Part 23: The New Sultan

Jeremy Bowen on Turkey's dramatic changes under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

• 15 mins
• 28 Jun 2017

Part 22: Oil and Water

Jeremy Bowen analyses the conflict in Yemen and the role of Saudi Arabia.

• 15 mins
• 27 Jun 2017

Part 21: A Mini World War

Jeremy Bowen considers the many complex layers of war in Syria.

• 15 mins
• 26 Jun 2017

Part 20: Crossing the Line

Jeremy Bowen on the dramatic eruption of opposition to the Assad regime in Syria.

• 15 mins
• 23 Jun 2017

Part 19: Unfollow the Leader

The overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins
• 22 Jun 2017

Part 18: The Revolving Revolution

The popular revolution in Egypt during the Arab Spring, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins
• 21 Jun 2017

Part 17: A Flash of Nail Varnish

Reflections on Iran and its place in the Middle East by Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins
• 20 Jun 2017

Part 16: A Taste of Fire and Smoke

The impact of religious divisions across the Middle East, witnessed by Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins
• 19 Jun 2017

Part 15: Missiles and the Ballot Box

Jeremy Bowen looks back over 25 years, covering one of the world's most troubled regions.

• 15 mins
• 16 Jun 2017

Part 14: Guns and Olive Branches

Jeremy Bowen looks back over the life of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

• 15 mins
• 15 Jun 2017

Part 13: The Unravelling

Jeremy Bowen reflects on Iraq's descent into chaos after the US invasion in 2003.

• 15 mins
• 14 Jun 2017

Part 12: The Drums of War

The invasion of Iraq and its fallout, as reported by Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins
• 13 Jun 2017

Part 11: A Strike to the Heart

The impact of 9/11, recalled by Jeremy Bowen in his personal history of the Middle East.

• 15 mins
• 12 Jun 2017

Part 10: The Nearness of Death

Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East correspondent, remembers the day he came under fire.

• 15 mins
• 26 May 2017

Part 9: A Blunt Instrument

The impact of sanctions in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, witnessed by Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins
• 25 May 2017

Part 8: The Final Frontier

Jeremy Bowen is in Baghdad as the west sends bomber planes to punish Saddam Hussein.

• 15 mins
• 24 May 2017

Part 7: Death on the Nile

Jeremy Bowen finds himself in Sudan on the trail of Osama bin Laden.

• 15 mins
• 23 May 2017

Part 6: Crossing the Divide

How a gas container explains the divide between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

• 15 mins
• 22 May 2017