The City - a history, part 1

Melvyn Bragg presents the first of a two-part discussion about the history of the city. With Peter Hall, Julia Merritt and Greg Woolf.

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Guests

• Peter Hall 3 episodes
  Professor of Planning and Regeneration at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
• Julia Merritt No other episodes
  Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham
• Greg Woolf 8 episodes
  Professor of Ancient History at the University of St Andrews

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Episode page: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rfhx2

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Hello (First sentence from this episode)

Hello. In 1625, a traveller from Rome found himself in an antique land.