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How to Write a Political Diary
Wednesday 5 April 2006 13:30-14:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Former MP and government whip Gyles Brandreth talks to other diarists - including Edwina Currie, Tony Benn and Douglas Hurd - about the ingredients needed for a successful political diary.
Often it's not the best-known politicians who make the outstanding diarists. Few remember the political achievements of Chips Channon or Alan Clark. But they live on because of the brilliance of their diaries.
