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US Ambassador Matthew Barzun on JG Winant
American Ambassador Matthew Barzun chooses his wartime UK predecessor, John Gil Winant. With Matthew Parris. From 2015.
Matthew Parris meets the American Ambassador Matthew Barzun whose choice of great life is his wartime predecessor, John Gil Winant - the man widely held to have helped seal the special relationship between Britain and America and to have brought the US into the war effort.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
Last on
Sun 6 Sep 202005:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Parris |
| Interviewed Guest | Matthew W Barzun |
| Producer | Maggie Ayre |
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Tue 19 May 201516:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 22 May 201523:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 3 Sep 202018:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 4 Sep 202000:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 5 Sep 202007:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 5 Sep 202017:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 6 Sep 202005:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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