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World Heritage: Curse or Blessing?

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Last broadcast on Sun, 24 May 2009, 17:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only) (see all broadcasts).

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While Britain's heritage officials decide whether to nominate more sights for World Heritage status, Emily Maitlis asks if the UN's heritage police is a force for good, protecting our cities against greedy developers, or if it is stopping the flow of modern life?

Should the notion of a global heritage be allowed to override local democracy? What can this organisation do for sites that have been shattered by conflict or decimated by industry? Has heritage's equivalent to a Michelin star lost its integrity on the world stage?

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  1. Tue 19 May 2009
    20:00
    BBC Radio 4
  2. Sun 24 May 2009
    17:00
    BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

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