Also - this is not to watch, but a story to listen to. This is Winter Pilgrims - a cracking story for anyone interested in historical fiction. It's set during the war of the roses, following the fall of Henry VI and the rise of Edward IV. There are four books in the Kingmaker series. Toby Clements is one of Hilary Mantel's fav writer. The book is some of the best an most engrossing writing I have encountered for years - A warning though, you might need a week off to recover.
This is excellent. By God, when the BBC do a thing well, they do it really well. It's a very useful perspective on the background on the Afghan conflict.
I'm now wondering what it would have been like to have a PM that spoke 11 languages fluently and lived overseas for much of his life. A very different kettle of fish.
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