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William Cobbett's Rural Rides
Nicholas Crane traces the steps of radical politician, agriculturist and journalist William Cobbett, born in 1763 in Farnham, Surrey.
Nicholas Crane traces the steps of radical politician, agriculturist and journalist William Cobbett. Born in 1763 in Farnham, Surrey, Cobbett loved the countryside, and his Rural Rides are one of the best-known elegies to rustic southern England. He cared passionately about the plight of humble farm labourers, railing against corrupt statesmen and middlemen. Was the tirade of this farmer's son justified, and is it still possible to find anything of Cobbett Country?
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Sun 9 May 2010
16:15
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Presenter | Nicholas Crane |
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- Tue 4 Sep 2007 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East & Yorkshire
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- Sat 8 Sep 2007 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
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