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The A-Z of Dr Johnson

Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, nominates Samuel Johnson, writer of the great dictionary. Dr Johnson's biographer, Peter Martin, joins the discussion.

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30 minutes

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Fri 4 Aug 201700:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Tue 8 Sep 200916:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 11 Sep 200923:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 3 Aug 201718:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 4 Aug 201700:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

Great Rock and Roll Lives

Great Rock and Roll Lives

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  • Great Lives

    Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.