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Rudyard Kipling
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
John Major discusses the life of Rudyard Kipling, poet to the British Empire. They are joined by Kipling biographer Andrew Lycett.
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Fri 25 Aug 201700:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Tue 29 Sep 200916:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 2 Oct 200923:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 24 Aug 201718:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 25 Aug 201700:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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