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I Wish I'd Met

Guests imagine meeting their heroes from the past

World Service,6 episodes

Episodes

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Francis Bacon
Lord Asa Briggs chooses English philosopher statesman and scientist Francis Bacon
03 Nov 1981,15 mins
David Lloyd George
British trade union leader Clive Jenkin chooses Liberal politician David Lloyd George
18 Nov 1981,15 mins
Haydn
British conductor Jane Glover imagines meeting Austrian composer Joseph Haydn
15 Jan 1986,13 mins
Khrushchev
What was Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union during the height of the cold war, like?
05 Mar 1986,13 mins
Mary Kingsley
Edna Healey imagines meeting Mary Kingsley, pioneering Victorian scientist and explorer
13 Mar 1986,13 mins
Charles Dickens
Writer Edward Blishen imagines friendship with the fervent genius Charles Dickens
21 Mar 1986,13 mins