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Hello, this is Jeremy Bowen, the International Editor of BBC News.

And I'm here because I want to talk to you about an event I'm doing

with Intelligent Squared on the 2nd of November in London, and I'm going to be talking about

the more than 30 years that I've spent reporting on major events in the Middle East

with my great friend and colleague over many, many years, Justin Webb.

And I'm sure we'll talk about a few other things as well,

Justin and I started at the BBC on the same day in 1984.

So if you'd like to join us either in person or online, then visit IntelligentSquared.com

to find out more.

Hello, and welcome to this episode of Intelligent Squared.

I'm Lee Producer, Catherine Hughes.

Today we bring you a thought-provoking discussion with renowned journalist

and best-selling author, Seth Namsangara,

where he delves into patriotism, the culture wars,

and the nuanced narratives of the British Empire,

and it's forgotten and often purposefully destroyed history.

Sangara is joined by fellow journalist and author, Kavita Puri.

Prior to the release of his latest children's book, Stolen History.

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