BBC (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In the third instalment of The Crescent and the Cross, Owen Bennett Jones examines one of the most important Muslim empires in history - the Ottoman Empire. In particular, it focuses on the time of Suleiman The Magnificent, a towering figure in the rivalry between Christianity and Islam, and a crucial battle - the 1565 Seige of Malta.
BBC (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Owen Bennett Jones explores five crucial battles in the relationship between Christianity and Islam. This episode looks at the Crusades.
News for Medievalists (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
BBC World Service has started a new radio series called Crescent and the Cross, which examines the history of Christianity and Islam. Hosted by Owen Bennett Jones, this four part series will be aired each week on the BBC World Service, and will be posted online on the BBC website. We have embedded the first two episodes here: Part One: al-Andalus Part 2 Two: The Third Crusade The show's...
BBC (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Crescent and the Cross, a four-part series, presented by Owen Bennett-Jones, examines several turning points in the relationship between Christianity and Islam covering Muslim Spain, the Crusades, the Ottoman Empire and the struggle for Africa. Part One starts by look going back over 1,000 years ago, in what we now call Spain, but was then known as al-Andalus.
Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
An event this week by the: Institute for War & Peace Reporting Is the increasingly media-savvy violent extremist movement in Pakistan a threat to the stability of the state? The discussion will be moderated by author and BBC journalist Owen Bennett Jones in conversation with:
