Arab Spring - Additional Research

I wanted to check on the iplayer for the BBC if there were any programmes I could review about the history of the conflict between Islam and Christianity and lo and behold there was a series called The Crusades presented by Dr Thomas Asbridge - 1/3 Traces the 1st Crusade and was an excellent introduction to the period Programme One - The Crusades.  I'll be checking out the other two programmes over the next few days but of course today the news is of Syria and the effect that the Russian and Chinese veto of UN action has had on the population.