Parting ShotsSeries 1Episodes Episode guide

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1. Episode 5

   5/5Matthew Parris on valedictories which embarrassed ministers.
2. Episode 4

   4/5Despatches which changed the course of history.
3. Episode 3

   3/5In their valedictories, diplomats recount the hardships of foreign service.
4. Episode 2

   2/5How diplomacy requires an ambassador to see beyond the shortcomings of foreign hosts.
5. Episode 1

   1/5Valedictories in which retiring ambassadors poked fun at the nations where they had served