At his peak, A.J.P. Taylor was the most famous English-speaking historian in the world, speaking direct to the television camera without any notes. But the don was denied what he really wanted: Oxford's top history job. Was he the victim of a hidebound establishment, or was he too much in love with the media limelight?
Contributing to the discussion are Lew Grade, Alan Clark, Len Deighton, Asa Briggs, Hugh Trevor-Roper, Kenneth Baker, Robert Kee, Taylor's widow Eva and his son Daniel.
