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GK Chesterton

Richard Ingrams nominates author and journalist GK Chesterton for regularly being right. With Humphrey Carpenter. From 2003.

Richard Ingrams nominates fellow journalist and author GK Chesterton for regularly being right.

The biographical series in which a distinguished guest chooses someone who's inspired their life.

Will their hero stand up to intensive scrutiny and merit the description of having led a great life?

Presented by Humphrey Carpenter.

Producer: Miles Warde

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2003.

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30 minutes

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