Daisy Hay
Professor of English Literature and Life Writing at the University of Exeter.
1 episode
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Fellows of the Royal SocietyEnglish AnglicansEnglish male novelistsVictorian novelists19th-century English poetsEnglish non-fiction writers19th-century English novelistsVictorian era19th-century AnglicansKnights of the Garter19th-century English dramatists and playwrightsWriters from the London Borough of CamdenUK MPs 1865–1868Members of the Privy Council of the United KingdomRectors of the University of GlasgowEnglish biographersLords Privy Seal19th-century English politiciansPeople of the Victorian eraHistory
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
Also featuring: Lawrence Goldman, Emily Jones
HistoryFellows of the Royal SocietyEnglish AnglicansVictorian eraVictorian novelists19th-century English novelists19th-century AnglicansEnglish male novelistsUK MPs 1865–1868Members of the Privy Council of the United KingdomKnights of the GarterRectors of the University of GlasgowEnglish biographers19th-century English dramatists and playwrightsLords Privy Seal19th-century English poets19th-century English politiciansWriters from the London Borough of CamdenEnglish non-fiction writersPeople of the Victorian era