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The Mark Steel Lecture

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Another chance to hear some of the comedian's lectures on the lives and works of people he admires. All of his subjects were capable of fierce passions and all had ideas and enthusiasms that shaped theirgeneration.
1: Ludwig van Beethoven. Why did the composer's regard for Napoleon, based on their mutual admiration for individuality, go from dedicating works and signing "Luigi" on his scores to Bonaparte, to tearing them up in a rage? With the help of Martin Hyder and Mel Hudson. Producer Lucy Armitage

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ludwig van Beethoven.
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martin hyder
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mel hudson.
Producer:
lucy armitage

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