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  5. Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Last broadcast on Fri, 10 Apr 2009, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Television and radio presenter Stuart Hall discusses his lifelong hero, Napoleon Bonaparte. Is he one of the greatest figures in European history or a ruthless dictator, driven only by the desire for power?

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  1. Tue 7 Apr 2009
    16:30
  2. Fri 10 Apr 2009
    23:00

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