Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean

BBC Two HD

3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Tuesday 26 May

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Michael Scott concludes his history of Sicily, telling the story of how the Christian Byzantine Empire was swept aside by a Muslim Arab invasion from North Africa. The island was transformed by new trade networks and agricultural techniques, and in the 19th century was unified with Italy - but the greatest threat to their prosperity then came from within and the rise of the Mafia