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Bolivar

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and times of Simon Bolivar, hero of the revolutionary wars that liberated Spanish America from Spain.

30 October 2008

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Featuring: Anthony McFarlane, John Fisher, Catherine Davies

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, which was published in 1776 and bolstered support for American independence.

21 January 2016

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Featuring: Kathleen Burk, Nicholas Guyatt, Peter Thompson

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Bolivar

Thomas Paine's Common Sense