Twenty Minutes

Searching for Heroes

Friday 28 January 2005 20:05-20:25 (Radio 3)

Lord Byron created Manfred when Europe was poised between the night of the Napoleonic wars and the dawn of the Age of Revolution - a time that bred charismatic national heroes. With a little help from Thomas Carlyle and William Wallace, Richard Foster looks at the resurrection of hero-worship in the 19th century.

Duration:

20 minutes

Twenty Minutes

Episode and Playlist Information

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