History’s Greatest Cities: Season 3

Elizabeth Hodowich leads us across the piazzas and into the churches and palaces of the Italian city, which established itself as a powerhouse of trade and commerce in the Middle Ages

Christopher Harding explores the unsettled story of the current capital of Japan, from devastating earthquakes to its prominence under the ruling shoguns

Amy Fuller unravels the lengthy history of Mexico City, from its life as a prehistoric metropolis to its development as a colonial settlement

David Mendel offers fresh perspectives on the history and modern sites of the iconic Canadian city

Doris Behrens-Abouseif reveal more about the hidden history behind the Egyptian capital’s souks, mosques and other ancient monuments

Vivian Bickford Smith charts the history of the South African city, from its roots as a settlement under the Dutch East India Company, through politcal and social crises, to its status as a modern-day tourist hotspot

Chandrika Kaul explores the successive cities that have risen and, in many cases, fallen where India's modern capital stands today