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Peterloo and Shelley

The Poetry of HistorySeries 1
Episode 2 of 5

Jonathan Bate looks at the history behind Shelley's The Mask of Anarchy, travelling to Manchester to investigate the Peterloo Massacre. From April 2006.

30 minutes

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Thu 2 Oct 201402:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Sun 9 Apr 200616:30
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