Napoleon
Tom Sutcliffe discusses Napoleon with historians Andrew Roberts, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Jenny Uglow and musicologist Gavin Plumley.
What was Napoleon's impact during his lifetime, in France and across Europe and how much of this can we see today? With Tom Sutcliffe, Andrew Roberts examines the man in his new biography, Jenny Uglow explores living in Britain through Napoleon's Wars, 1793-1815, Sudhir Hazareesingh looks at his legend, while musicologist Gavin Plumley focuses on Schubert in Vienna in the aftermath of Napoleon.
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
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Andrew Roberts
Andrew Roberts is a biographer and historian.
Napoleon the Great is published by Allen Lane.
Jenny Uglow
Jenny Uglow is an author and historian.
In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon’s Wars, 1793-1815 is published by Faber & Faber.
Sudhir Hazareesingh
Sudhir Hazareesingh is CUF Lecturer in Politics and Tutorial Fellow in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford.
Gavin Plumley
Gavin Plumley is a writer and musicologist.
The Schubert Project: Bringing Schubert’s Vienna to Oxford is at the Oxford Leider Festival which runs until 1 November.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrew Roberts |
| Interviewed Guest | Jenny Uglow |
| Interviewed Guest | Gavin Plumley |
| Interviewed Guest | Sudhir Hazareesingh |
| Producer | Simon Tillotson |
Broadcasts
- Mon 20 Oct 201409:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 20 Oct 201421:30BBC Radio 4
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