Series exploring the achievements of influential figures and institutions from the North East of England
- Programmes:
- on BBC iPlayer (5)
- Previous programmes:
- by year (5)
- BBC Radio 3
- Programmes
- The Essay
- North East Free Thinkers
North East Free Thinkers
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Audience Choice
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Available since Fri, 30 Oct 2009.
5/5. Why the medieval monk the Venerable Bede is the great Free Thinker of the North East.
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Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society
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Available since Fri, 30 Oct 2009.
4/5. Poet Sean O'Brien charts the growth of Newcastle's Literary and Philosophical Society.
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William Armstrong
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Available since Wed, 28 Oct 2009.
3/5. Henrietta Heald on the achievements of inventor and industrialist William Armstrong.
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Gertrude Bell
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Available since Tue, 27 Oct 2009.
2/5. Kitty Fitzgerald on the life of Gertrude Bell, author of the 1921 map of modern Iraq.
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T Dan Smith
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Available since Mon, 26 Oct 2009.
1/5. Graeme Rigby discusses T Dan Smith, former leader of Newcastle City Council.
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