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Available since Tue, 20 Oct 2009 from Radio 4.
1/5. Valedictories in which retiring ambassadors poked fun at the nations where they had served
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Available since Tue, 6 Oct 2009 from Radio 4.
9/9. John Major discusses the life of Rudyard Kipling, poet to the British Empire.
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Available since Tue, 29 Sep 2009 from Radio 4.
8/9. Paul Daniels explores the life of Harry Houdini, with help from biographer William Kalush.
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7/9. Kate Humble discusses the South African singer and anti-apartheid activist, Miriam Makeba.
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Available since Tue, 8 Sep 2009 from Radio 4.
6/9. Boris Johnson nominates Samuel Johnson, writer of the great dictionary.
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