Above: Alexander in India (although there appears to exist no record in India of his presence there). A Medieval European drawing of Alexander and the Indian Gymnosophists.

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman (1 of 2)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block B: Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman (2 of 2)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block C: Tutankhamen: The Search for an Egyptian King by Joyce Tyldesley (1 of 2)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block D: Tutankhamen: The Search for an Egyptian King by Joyce Tyldesley (2 of 2)

Hour Two

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block A: The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant (1 of 4)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block B: The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant (2 of 4)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block C: The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant (3 of 4)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 2, Block D: The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block A: The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On by Julian Havil (1 of 4)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block B: The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On by Julian Havil (2 of 4)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block C: The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On by Julian Havil (3 of 4)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 3, Block D: The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On by Julian Havil (4 of 4)

Hour Four

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block A: The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements by David Berlinski (1 of  2)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block B: The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements by David Berlinski (2 of  2)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block C: Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire (Vintage) by James Romm (1 of 2)

Saturday  22 February 2014 / Hour 4, Block D: Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire (Vintage) by James Romm (2 of 2)

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