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Radio 3,06 Dec 2012,15 mins

SeriesNapoleon and Me

Kirsteen McCue

The Essay

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To mark the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, a series of essays about Napoleon Bonaparte and his relationship with a a group of writers. In this edition, Kirsteen McCue on singing and interpreting the history behind the 'Ettrick Shepherd' James Hogg's Scottish Napoleonic songs.

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