Jeremy Bowen presents a personal history of the Middle East.
Radio 4,·25 episodes
Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.
30 Jun 2017,·15 mins
BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen looks back on the rise and fall of Islamic State.
29 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen on Turkey's dramatic changes under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
28 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen analyses the conflict in Yemen and the role of Saudi Arabia.
27 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen considers the many complex layers of war in Syria.
26 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen on the dramatic eruption of opposition to the Assad regime in Syria.
23 Jun 2017,·15 mins
The overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.
22 Jun 2017,·15 mins
The popular revolution in Egypt during the Arab Spring, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.
21 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Reflections on Iran and its place in the Middle East by Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen.
20 Jun 2017,·15 mins
The impact of religious divisions across the Middle East, witnessed by Jeremy Bowen.
19 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen looks back over 25 years, covering one of the world's most troubled regions.
16 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen looks back over the life of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
15 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen reflects on Iraq's descent into chaos after the US invasion in 2003.
14 Jun 2017,·15 mins
The invasion of Iraq and its fallout, as reported by Jeremy Bowen.
13 Jun 2017,·15 mins
The impact of 9/11, recalled by Jeremy Bowen in his personal history of the Middle East.
12 Jun 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East correspondent, remembers the day he came under fire.
26 May 2017,·15 mins
The impact of sanctions in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, witnessed by Jeremy Bowen.
25 May 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen is in Baghdad as the west sends bomber planes to punish Saddam Hussein.
24 May 2017,·15 mins
Jeremy Bowen finds himself in Sudan on the trail of Osama bin Laden.
23 May 2017,·15 mins
How a gas container explains the divide between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
22 May 2017,·15 mins
The assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.
19 May 2017,·15 mins
The allure and political challenge of the Holy City, as experienced by Jeremy Bowen.
18 May 2017,·15 mins
The story of the Kurds of Iraq, told by BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen.
17 May 2017,·15 mins
BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen recalls the devastation of the first Gulf war.
16 May 2017,·15 mins
BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen begins a personal history of this troubled region.
15 May 2017,·15 mins
