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The American Civil War

Episode 5 of 6

The radical comedian asks if the battling was part of a revolution. With Carla Mendonca and Martin Hyder. From July 1998.

Radical comic Mark Steele asks if the battling was part of a revolution.

A series of lectures on the theme of revolution.

Mark examines some of the major historical forces at work during revolutions as well as holding up a mirror to our own age.

With:

Martin Hyder
Carla Mendonca

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.

30 minutes

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