Lady Hester Stanhope
Entrepreneur Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian traveller, diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope. With Matthew Parris. From 2008.
Entrepreneur Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian traveller, diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
The "Dragon's Den" investor, business woman Deborah Meaden, explains her fascination with the life of the Georgian political hostess, traveller, diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
Biographer Kirsten Ellis lends her expertise and Matthew Parris presents.
Producer: Isobel Eaton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
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