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John Edward Poynder Grigg (15 April 1924 – 31 December 2001) was a British writer, historian and politician. He was the 2nd Baron Altrincham from 1955 until he disclaimed that title under the Peerage Act on the day it received the Royal Assent in 1963.

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Benjamin Disraeli

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most famous politicians of the Victorian age, who broadened his fame and spread his ideas through popular novels.

19 September 2024

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Featuring: Lawrence Goldman, Emily Jones, Daisy Hay

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History Knights of the Garter People of the Victorian era English male novelists Rectors of the University of Glasgow 19th-century English dramatists and playwrights UK MPs 1865–1868 English biographers Victorian era 19th-century English poets English Anglicans 19th-century English novelists Victorian novelists Writers from the London Borough of Camden Lords Privy Seal 19th-century Anglicans Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom English non-fiction writers 19th-century English politicians Fellows of the Royal Society 19th century
Johnson

Melvyn Bragg discusses Samuel Johnson, a giant of 18th century literature, language and letters, and perhaps the most quotable Englishman to have ever lifted a pen.

27 October 2005

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Featuring: John Mullan, Jim McLaverty, Judith Hawley

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18th-century English male writers 18th-century English writers English essayists English literary critics People with mood disorders 18th-century lexicographers, 18th-century writers in Latin Anglican saints Streathamites 18th-century English poets English Anglicans Conversationalists Male essayists English travel writers English sermon writers English biographers Burials at Westminster Abbey 18th century