Synopsis
Dan Snow travels to Syria to see how the current civil war has been shaped by the country's tumultuous history, unpicking the historic divisions between the myriad factions.
- Programme: This World
- Episode: A History of Syria with Dan Snow
- Channel: BBC HD
- Broadcast year: 2013
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