First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas accompanies Napoleon on his ill-fated expedition to Egypt. Biography of the father of novelist Alexandre Dumas. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Relief at escaping the rigours of campaigning in Egypt turns to disillusion on reaching the Neapolitan coast. Biography of novelist Alexandre Dumas's father. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Biography of the father of French novelist Alexandre Dumas whose life of derring-do is captured in his son's novels. Read by Hugh Quarshie. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
An opulent lifestyle is surrendered when the young gallant enlists in the French Army. Biography of the father of novelist Alexandre Dumas. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
General Dumas proves himself on the battlefield and encounters Napoleon for the first time. Biography of the father of novelist Alexandre Dumas. From November 2012. Show more
