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Part 2: All Flesh Is Grass

麻豆社 Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen recalls the devastation of the first Gulf war.

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Part 3: Retreat to the Mountains

The story of the Kurds of Iraq, told by 麻豆社 Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins

Part 4: Jerusalem

The allure and political challenge of the Holy City, as experienced by Jeremy Bowen.

• 15 mins

Part 5: Recipe for Disaster

The assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.

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Part 6: Crossing the Divide

How a gas container explains the divide between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

• 15 mins

Part 7: Death on the Nile

Jeremy Bowen finds himself in Sudan on the trail of Osama bin Laden.

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Part 8: The Final Frontier

Jeremy Bowen is in Baghdad as the west sends bomber planes to punish Saddam Hussein.

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Part 9: A Blunt Instrument

The impact of sanctions in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, witnessed by Jeremy Bowen.

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Part 10: The Nearness of Death

Jeremy Bowen, the 麻豆社's Middle East correspondent, remembers the day he came under fire.

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Part 11: A Strike to the Heart

The impact of 9/11, recalled by Jeremy Bowen in his personal history of the Middle East.

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Part 12: The Drums of War

The invasion of Iraq and its fallout, as reported by Jeremy Bowen.

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Part 13: The Unravelling

Jeremy Bowen reflects on Iraq's descent into chaos after the US invasion in 2003.

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Part 14: Guns and Olive Branches

Jeremy Bowen looks back over the life of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

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Part 15: Missiles and the Ballot Box

Jeremy Bowen looks back over 25 years, covering one of the world's most troubled regions.

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Part 16: A Taste of Fire and Smoke

The impact of religious divisions across the Middle East, witnessed by Jeremy Bowen.

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Part 17: A Flash of Nail Varnish

Reflections on Iran and its place in the Middle East by Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen.

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Part 18: The Revolving Revolution

The popular revolution in Egypt during the Arab Spring, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.

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Part 19: Unfollow the Leader

The overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, remembered by Jeremy Bowen.

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Part 20: Crossing the Line

Jeremy Bowen on the dramatic eruption of opposition to the Assad regime in Syria.

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Part 21: A Mini World War

Jeremy Bowen considers the many complex layers of war in Syria.

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Part 22: Oil and Water

Jeremy Bowen analyses the conflict in Yemen and the role of Saudi Arabia.

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Part 23: The New Sultan

Jeremy Bowen on Turkey's dramatic changes under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Part 24: Cruelty Without Borders

麻豆社 Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen looks back on the rise and fall of Islamic State.

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Part 25: Through a Glass Darkly

Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.

• 15 mins