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History Extra podcast - September 2007

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2007

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Professor Harry Gelber looks back over China's long history, Historical biographer Alison Weir and author and historian Tracy Borman tell the stories of two royal mistresses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.3

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0:06.2

From the Compact 2008, the stylish 3008 to the re-renew 5,08.

0:11.4

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0:13.3

Now available on 0% APR with a minimum 20% deposit.

0:17.0

Sounds like a 100% match.

0:18.8

Book a test drive on perjoc.co.uk. Offer ends 30 of September 2025. Personal contract purchase, subject status and availability, T's and C's 18 plus, excludes plug-in hybrids, Dillantus financial services. The monopoly game at McDonald's is back. There's over two million pounds worth of cash prices to be won. And a chance to hit your hands on some epic prizes. Go on, it's your go. 18 plus UK ends 21st of October. Selected menu items. At may be required. May depend on winning moment. See victory rules.co.uk. Hello. Welcome to September's BBC History Magazine podcast. I'm David Musgrove, the editor of the magazine.

0:55.4

Now, this month for our September issue, we're running a Chinese history special

0:58.5

to tie on with the opening of the British Museum's First Emperor exhibition,

1:01.9

which is bringing some of the famous terracotta warriors to London.

1:05.4

In the magazine, we have a feature by Dan Snow, exploring the background to that ceramic army,

1:09.7

along with a very brief canter

1:11.2

through the long history of China, delivered by Professor Harry Gelber, and it's Professor

1:15.6

Gelber who will join us shortly in this podcast.

1:18.4

We also have a special digital magazine this month, which features video footage from the

1:22.6

British Museum, with Dan Snow introducing the Terracotta Warriors exhibition.

1:26.8

You can access our digital magazine via our website,

1:29.3

which is www.bchistorymagine.com,

1:32.8

and clicking on the BBC History Digital logo.

1:35.6

I hope you enjoy that little extra.

1:37.5

Moving away from China's past,

1:39.2

the September issue of the magazine also has features

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