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Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

January 1991 - 'The bombing of Iraq is going on on a huge scale', to the eve of the 1992 general election - 'I think Kinnock will be prime minister'. Show more

Book of the Week

Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

The aftermath of the 1992 General Election, John Smith, the Labour leadership contest and a trip on John Major's private plane. Show more

Book of the Week

Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

August 1997 to April 1999, covering the death of Diana Princess of Wales, peace in Northern Ireland, the Americans start to target Saddam Hussain, and an encounter with Ali G. Show more

Book of the Week

Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

August 1994 - 'Woken at 4am by a drunken Scotsman', to May 1997 - the new Labour Government sweeps into power with Tony Blair at the helm. Show more

Book of the Week

Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

The series ends on a very personal note, as the cancer that Tony's beloved wife Caroline has battled with as a 'test of character' starts to dominate both their lives. Show more