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Radio 4 Extra,19 Nov 2007,28 mins

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Misha Glenny traces the career of Italian nationalist hero Giuseppe Garibaldi. He explores the background to Garibaldi's most glorious exploit, the landing of a thousand men on Sicily and the heroic efforts that liberated all of southern Italy. On his travels, he meets former mayor of Palermo Leoluca Orlando, the man who stood up to the mafia.

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