Photo, above:  Kashgar market.  See Hour 2, Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith  

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership by Barry Strauss  (1 of 4)

Photo, right: "Hannibal crossing the Alps," by Jacopo Amigoni. Bridgeman Art Library

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block B: Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership by Barry Strauss  (2 of 4)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block C: Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership by Barry Strauss  (3 of 4)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block D: Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership by Barry Strauss  (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Photo, below: Hunza Valley

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block A: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith  (1 of 4)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block B: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith  (2 of 4)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block C: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith  (3 of 4)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block D: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith  (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block A: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson  (1 of 4)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block B: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson  (2 of 4)

Picture, right: Ba-Bird in an Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus -  Sarcophagus (and Mummy) of Neshkons.  Painted Sycamore Fig Wood

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block C: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson  (3 of 4)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block D: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson  (4 of 4)

Hour Four

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block A: Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River by Alice Albinia  (1 of 2)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block B: Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River by Alice Albinia  (2 of 2)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block C: Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino (1 of 2)

Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block D: Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino (2 of 2)

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Music

Hour 1:  Clash of the Titans 

Hour 2:  Centurion 

Hour 3:  Persia 

Hour 4:  Persia, Empire: Total War

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