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Chinua Achebe: A Hero Returns

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Last broadcast on Thu, 19 Feb 2009, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only).

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Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society, joins African novelist Chinua Achebe on his first trip back to his homeland of Nigeria for many years. The expectations of Nigerians are massive, but can Achebe, who is nearly 80, inspire a new generation to help the country achieve its enormous potential?

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  1. Thu 19 Feb 2009
    20:00

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30 minutes

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