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Radio 3,04 Dec 2014,45 mins

British Monarchy Past and Present

Free Thinking

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Philip Dodd and a panel including historians Philip Ziegler and John Guy, biographer Sarah Bradford, journalist Deborah Orr and author William Kuhn explore British monarchy past and present and ask what is the role of a royal head of state in the twenty first century. Producer: Harry Parker You can download this programme by searching in the Arts and Ideas podcasts for the broadcast date.

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