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The Sounding the Century Lectures

BBC Radio 3
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1: The Last Empire, or It Is Earlier than You Think
Author, politician, raconteur and wit Gore Vidal gives the first of six lectures in which leading figures from around the world reflect on the most powerful forces for cultural and political change at the end of the century. Given before an audience in the Queen Elizabeth Hall , London, and chaired by Christopher Bigsby. Producer Abigail Appleton

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Gore Vidal
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Christopher Bigsby.
Producer:
Abigail Appleton
Source: Radio Times

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