In Our Time (radio series)

The Bronze Age Collapse, first broadcast June 16, 2016 Around 1200 BC the dominant powers of the Aegean, the eastern Mediterranean and Anatolia, from Mycenaean Greece to the Hittite Empire, went through what looks like a sudden, uncontrolled collapse, and nobody is sure why. John Bennet, Linda Hulin and Simon Stoddart weigh the suspects (drought, earthquakes, rebellion, a breakdown in trade and the mysterious Sea Peoples) and are candid about how far the evidence will stretch. Ideal if you enjoy a historical whodunit, and a clear demonstration of how the program handles a debate with no settled answer.