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6. Karl Marx

Sexton's TalesSeries 2
Episode 6 of 6

George Cole profiles his last Victorian buried in Highgate - perhaps the cemetery's most famous occupant. From 1996.

George Cole reveals the last of six extraordinary Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.

Sexton lingers by the graveside of perhaps the most famous occupant of Highgate Cemetery.

Karl Marx is known the world over for his development of the political philosophy, Communism

But it's less well-known that he lived off the money of his friend, Friedrich Engels, whose family had amassed their fortune through ownership of Lancashire cotton mills.

Written by Emlyn Harris.

George Cole is the Sexton

Other parts played by:

John Baddeley
Emlyn Harris
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss
Roger May

Producer: Neil Rosser

A Rewind and IBN co-production for BBC Radio 2 - first broadcast in November 1996.

30 minutes

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