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2. The University Years: Beauty and the Beast

2. The University Years: Beauty and the Beast

FromBoris


2. The University Years: Beauty and the Beast

FromBoris

ratings:
Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. A bit of a mouthful. To most people - and there are those that hate it - he’s simply Boris

This series tells the story of Boris Johnson - from boy to man to Prime Minister. In each episode Adam Fleming talks to a range of people who’ve known, watched, worked or dealt with him.

In the second episode we hear about the university years.

Guests:

Anne McElvoy is a columnist and broadcaster at The Economist and her first interaction with Boris Johnson was interviewing him for the student newspaper at Oxford.

Jeya Wilson handed over the Oxford Union presidency to Boris Johnson in 1986.

Simon Kuper is a Financial Times columnist and author of the Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK

Producers: Ben Carter and Natasha Fernandes
Editor: Emma Rippon
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Studio Engineer: James Beard
Released:
Jul 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (10)

Adam Fleming explores the life and career of Boris Johnson with people who've known, watched, worked or dealt with him - from boy to man to prime minister.