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Great Lives: Episode 1: Lord Longford

Lord Longford

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Episode 1: Lord Longford

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Lord Longford

Jon Snow champions jails reform campaigner and politician, Lord Longford.

4 Extra Debut. Jon Snow champions jails reform campaigner and politician, Lord Longford. With Matthew Parris and Rachel Billington. From August 2008.

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. 

Jon Snow argues the case for the prison reform campaigner and former member of Attlee's cabinet. He is assisted by Longford's daughter Rachel Billington and his biographer Peter Stanford.

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