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S01E02 - "Episode 2"
Aired on Dec 6, 2008, 8:10 PM
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This two-part series from the BBC examines the â€Âclash of civilizations' in the Middle Ages between Christendom and the Islamic world, including the Crusades. Hosted by Boris Johnson, the current mayor of London, this programme includes interviews with eminent medieval historians and scenes from Europe and the Middle East.
Episodes (1 Season · 2 Episodes)
E1
Episode 1
Boris Johnson roams the Mediterranean to explore the genesis of the perceived antipathy and mistrust between Christianity and Islam. As well as examining Islam's early expansion into Roman territory and the background to the Crusades, Boris charts the precious moments of mutual harmony and tolerance between the faiths.
Nov 29, 2008
60 min
E2
Episode 2
Boris Johnson continues his investigation into the "clash of civilisations" with a look at the different ways in which the Crusades are viewed by the Christian and the Muslim worlds, and discovers that the real history is more subtle than the fictions that have grown up around it.
Dec 6, 2008
60 min
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