Great Lives

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Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

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Nazir Afzal

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Great Lives: Nazir Afzal on Gandhi

Nazir Afzal on Gandhi

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Nazir Afzal on Gandhi

Nazir Afzal chooses Mahatma Gandhi as his great life.

4 Extra Debut. Former chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal chooses former lawyer, Mahatma Gandhi. With Matthew Parris. From 2017.

Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal was responsible for convicting the men who sexually abused young girls in Rochdale.

Matthew Parris invites him to nominate a great life. 

He's chosen Mahatma Gandhi, also a lawyer, whom he says inspired him to speak out on behalf of those who were marginalised and ignored by the rest of society.

Producer: Maggie Ayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.

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