Internationally bestselling writer of history and fiction, Simon Sebag Montefiore joins Rebecca Fletcher at The Yard to discuss his latest book, The World, a history of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all humans have in common: family. Exploring world history on the most grand and intimate scale, master storyteller Montefiore invites us to follow on this epic journey spanning centuries, continents and cultures and linking grand themes of war, migration, plague, religion, medicine and technology to the people at the centre of the human drama.