Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 12th-century Persian epic romantic poet. Read more
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 12th-century Persian epic romantic poet.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the day in 1792 when the French Revolution risked defeat.
