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Great British Ideas

Episode 2: Young England and Young Ireland

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Tristram Hunt traces the influence of the romantic 'Young England' movement, led by Benjamin Disraeli in the 1840s, on 'Young Ireland', which sought Irish freedom. Show more

Sunday Feature

Great British Ideas

Episode 1: Robert Malthus

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Tristram Hunt explores how the ideas of the 18th-century British economist Robert Malthus wrought havoc in 19th-century India, yet were later adopted by Indians themselves. Show more

Sunday Feature

Great British Ideas

Episode 3: JA Hobson, Lenin and Anti-Imperialism

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Historian Tristram Hunt traces how an anti-imperialist book by a liberal English journalist had a surprising impact on Lenin - in exile, and even after he seized power in Moscow. Show more