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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Colonel John Blashford-Snell on why he admires explorer and Victorian hero, Dr David Livingstone. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Gyles Brandreth chooses Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. With Matthew Parris and Andrew Lycett. From 2013. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra Debut. Writer Jonathan Meades chooses English artist Edward Burra, who died in 1976 relatively unknown. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Soprano Emma Kirkby chooses an English composer who died aged 36, Henry Purcell. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts champions the life of Liverpool’s football manager Bill Shankly. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more
