A History of War and Peace in Four Menus

A History of War and Peace in Four Menus  
 
Four re-creations of historical dinners served to celebrate treaties which shaped the world.

First broadcast 5 to 26 September 1998
Re-broadcast on BBC7, 19 August to 9 September 2007

160/44; 133 MB total; sound quality excellent

01    The Battle Of Plassey    19980905    20070819 (BBC7)
Leslie Forbes relives the events which led Clive of India to establish the Raj. Guests Jatinder Verma, Robert Harvey and Parminder Vir enjoy a Moghal meal, dancing girls and a game of chess.

02    The Louisiana Purchase    19980912    20070826 (BBC7)
hris Bigsby and guests set out on the Thames for a historical feast and a chance to reflect on the international shopping opportunity that enabled Jefferson to double the size of the United States.

03    The Treaty Of Troyes    19980919    20070902 (BBC7)
Lisa Jardine sets her table at Hampton Court with chef Laura Mason to test the taste of Henry V's conquest of France. Guests Anne Curry and Joan Smith join her to look back at history through Tudor eyes.

04     The Feast in the Forest    19980926     20070909 (BBC7)    Richard Coles and guests recreate a meal from the time of Genghis Khan in a Mongolian tent in a wood in Kent.

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  • This is quite an unusual find.

    Thanks.

    • Quite

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