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Tourism past and present

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Jan 16, 2019

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The must see sights on the Grand Tour, in Cold War Moscow & tourist hot spots now. Rana Mitter is joined by Roey Sweet, Sarah Goldsmith, Nick Barnett, Cindy Yu and Simon Calder.

Producer: Torquil MacLeod.

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Jan 16, 2019

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Leading artists, writers, thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives & links between past & present and new academic research.

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