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When Greeks Flew Kites by BBC

Oct 31, 201727:41Society & Culture

A monthly series in which broadcaster and acclaimed historical novelist Sarah Dunant delves into the past to help frame the present, bringing to life worlds that span the centuries. Taking modern day anxieties as its sta...

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