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Napoleon

Tom Sutcliffe discusses Napoleon with historians Andrew Roberts, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Jenny Uglow and musicologist Gavin Plumley.

What was Napoleon's impact during his lifetime, in France and across Europe and how much of this can we see today? With Tom Sutcliffe, Andrew Roberts examines the man in his new biography, Jenny Uglow explores living in Britain through Napoleon's Wars, 1793-1815, Sudhir Hazareesingh looks at his legend, while musicologist Gavin Plumley focuses on Schubert in Vienna in the aftermath of Napoleon.

Producer: Simon Tillotson.

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Mon 20 Oct 2014 21:30

Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts is a biographer and historian.

Napoleon the Great is published by Allen Lane.

Jenny Uglow

Jenny Uglow is an author and historian.

In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon’s Wars, 1793-1815 is published by Faber & Faber.

Sudhir Hazareesingh

Sudhir Hazareesingh is CUF Lecturer in Politics and Tutorial Fellow in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford.

Gavin Plumley

Gavin Plumley is a writer and musicologist.

The Schubert Project: Bringing Schubert’s Vienna to Oxford is at the Oxford Leider Festival which runs until 1 November.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest Andrew Roberts
Interviewed Guest Jenny Uglow
Interviewed Guest Gavin Plumley
Interviewed Guest Sudhir Hazareesingh
Producer Simon Tillotson

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  • Mon 20 Oct 2014 09:00
  • Mon 20 Oct 2014 21:30

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