Andrew Marr continues to explore Englishness with the multi-faceted, possibly misunderstood, Sir Walter Raleigh.

Was he a ruthless parvenu who fell from grace, or a multi-faceted Renaissance Man? And is there perhaps more Englishness in the reaction to Raleigh, than in Raleigh himself?

With contributions from AA Gill, Peter York, Anita Anand, Professor Andrew Lambert and Colonel John Blashford-Snell.

Producer: Tom Alban

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007. Show less