Guests imagine meeting their heroes from the past
World Service,·6 episodes
Lord Asa Briggs chooses English philosopher statesman and scientist Francis Bacon
British trade union leader Clive Jenkin chooses Liberal politician David Lloyd George
British conductor Jane Glover imagines meeting Austrian composer Joseph Haydn
What was Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union during the height of the cold war, like?
Edna Healey imagines meeting Mary Kingsley, pioneering Victorian scientist and explorer
Writer Edward Blishen imagines friendship with the fervent genius Charles Dickens
