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Marco Polo & The Court of the Great Kublai Khan
Dan draws on Marco Polo's diary to take you into the heart of the Mongol court.
No throne on Earth came close to rivalling it. Vast and wealthy beyond comprehension, the court of Kublai Khan seemed a world away from medieval Europe. Yet one young Venetian made the staggering 4-year journey, and wrote down everything that he saw. His name was Marco Polo.
Today, Dan draws on Marco's extraordinary diary to take you on a journey across deserts, mountains and oceans, and glimpse the splendour and spectacle of this medieval superpower.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Natasha Hughes.
All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3Media.
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