Great Lives

Monica Ali chooses Richard Francis Burton

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 1^st Sep 2015, 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 18^th Oct 2020, 05:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Author Monica Ali chooses the controversial nineteenth-century explorer, Richard Francis Burton. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Sep 2017, 20:50 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Sep 2017, 08:48 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Monica Ali with a personal take on why she believes the history of the British Empire must be taught in our schools. Show more