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    HISTORY ON THE AIRWAVES

    Nov 26, 2020 2 minutes

    Great Lives, Radio 4’s long-running biographical series that sees guests discuss historical figures, reached its 500th episode this autumn. Its host MATTHEW PARRIS looks back at some of his personal highlights

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