Timbuktu
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Dan Snow’s History Hit. Why is Timbuktu Famous? Audio, 31 minutes
What's the story of the famed city of Timbuktu?
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
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- Posted19 December 2023
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- Posted10 March 2022
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- Posted31 March 2021
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- Posted14 July 2020
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- Posted16 February 2020
Heart and Soul. The Quran-rescuing monk of Timbuktu. Audio, 27 minutes
How a Benedictine monk is trying to preserve endangered manuscripts
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted19 May 2019
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- Posted10 March 2019
The Forum. The tales of Timbuktu. Audio, 41 minutes
How a remote desert town in Mali became world famous
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Mansa Musa - the richest man in history. The Forum. Audio, 00:01:13
The 14th century African emperor who put Timbuktu on the map
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted11 June 2018
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- Posted28 April 2018
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- Posted1 April 2018
African Perspective. The River Niger. Audio, 28 minutes
Exploration of the River Niger from Mopte to Timbuktu
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
