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Politics, Liberation and Emancipation

BBC Radio 4 Extra - On Your Bike, Politics, Liberation and Emancipation

How the bicycle became a tool for political pioneers, from suffragettes to socialism.

Martin Ellis explores how the bicycle became a tool in the hands of political pioneers, from suffragettes to socialism.

Cycling, suffragettes and socialism, the new political pioneers of the open road as freedom of movement brings political freedom and the ability to campaign for your cause.

Presenter: Martin Ellis

Producer: Simon Evans
A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4.

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Martin Ellis presents a history of the bicycle

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