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Lise Meitner
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Actress Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner, one of the scientists responsible for the discovery of nuclear fission.
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Fri 6 Oct 201700:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Tue 12 Jan 201016:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 15 Jan 201023:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 5 Oct 201718:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 6 Oct 201700:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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