Speakers' Corner
Chris Ledgard explores Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park. He talks to the regulars who come to speak each week and learns how its history stretches back over 100 years.
Chris Ledgard explores Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park. He talks to the regulars who come to speak each week and learns how its history stretches back over a hundred years. The Speakers' Corner Trust is helping to set up more Speakers' Corners around the UK to promote debate and freedom of expression. In Tunisia, since the revolution last January, people have started to gather on the main street in Tunis to talk about politics and current affairs.
Produced by Beatrice Fenton.
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- Tue 26 Apr 201116:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 2 May 201123:00BBC Radio 4
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