Bettany Hughes, Dr Peter Frankopan

Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle. In her epic new book, Istanbul, Bettany Hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through one of the world’s greatest cities as it transmogrified from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul. Based on new archaeological evidence and meticulous research, this is narrative history at its finest. Also discussed is Peter Frankopan’s highly original history of the world, The Silk Roads. Part of Jewish Book Week.