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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: Richard Fidler on Baghdad during Islam’s Golden Age
Description: Richard Fidler speaks with Jack Tame about The Book of Roads and Kingdoms, bringing to life the dazzling cosmopolitan culture of Baghdad during Islam's Golden Age. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Hear Richard Fidler talk to Jack Tame in this highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers FestivalThe Book of Roads and Kingdoms brings to life a dazzling culture of science, literature, philosophy and adventure arising out of the flourishing metropolis of Baghdad during Islam's Golden Age. Australian writer/broadcaster Richard Fidler recounts how medieval Persian and Arab wanderers ventured by camel, horse and...