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Duration: 45 minutes

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

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Victorian engineer responsible for bridges, tunnels and railways still in use today. Show more

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Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Elton
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Marsden
Interviewed Guest:
Crosbie Smith
Producer:
Luke Mulhall

In Our Time

George and Robert Stephenson

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Stephenson, known as the Father of Railways, and his son Robert, designer of the Rocket, whose contribution was arguably even greater. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Bailey
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Elton
Interviewed Guest:
Colin Divall