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Conversations with Historians

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Six programmes in which John Miller talks to eminent historians about their work, why they were drawn to it, and why they feel it is relevant to the modern world. This week he meets
Elizabeth Longford and discovers why she agrees with Disraeli who said 'Read no history - nothing but biography, for that is life without theory'. Producer John Knight

Contributors

Talks:
John Miller
Unknown:
Elizabeth Longford
Producer:
John Knight
Source: Radio Times

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