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Radio 4,22 Aug 2009,30 mins

22/08/2009

Excess Baggage

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Sandi Toksvig explores Iraq, Greece, Turkey and Egypt in the footsteps of Greek historian Herodotus, who died around 2,500 years ago, and finds out what India, Tibetan singing bowls and a computerised piece of music lasting 1,000 years have in common.

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