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The Greatest City on Earth

12/07/2010

BBC Radio 4 - The Greatest City on Earth

Four advocates debate the virtues of their favourite city. Presented by Laurie Taylor.

Advocates debate the virtues of their favourite city: Jake Arnott celebrates London, Nikki Bedi speaks up for Mumbai, Maureen Freely argues for Istanbul and Lewis Schaffer New York.

In a special programme on BBC Radio 4, London is pitted against 3 other cities in 'I love..? The Great Cities Debate'
What is it about certain cities that inspire such devotion? Be it London, New York, Mumbai, Istanbul.. In a lively and passionate debate in front of a studio audience, four advocates make a pitch for their chosen city.
Under the close scrutiny of the presenter, Laurie Taylor, they will extol the virtues of the city's architecture, literary heritage, political influence and unique temperament. The novelist Jake Arnott celebrates the idiosyncrasies of London, while Nikki Bedi makes a plea for the vitality of Mumbai; the writer Maureen Freely takes listeners on a journey down the Bosphorus, and the stand-up comedian Lewis Schaffer argues that New York's pre-eminence is no joke. Four city-lovers will seek to beguile and cajole as they try to win the title of the most loved and greatest city of them all.

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