Revisit Napoleon in Fact and Fiction
250 years on from his birth on August 15th 1769, Napoleon remains a much debated figure. A theatre director, biographer, journalist and 2 historians look at his image in culture.
From Napoleon impersonators, caricature and ballads, to a play which asks what if he didn't die in exile - presenter Anne McElvoy is joined by actor and director Kathryn Hunter, biographer Michael Broers, historians Oskar Cox Jensen and Laura O'Brien and journalist Nabila Ramdani who looks at how Napoleon is viewed in 21st century France
Michael Broers has published the second instalment of his biography which is called Napoleon The Spirit of The Age.
Oskar Cox Jensen has published Napoleon and British Song.
Laura O'Brien has published The Republican Line: Caricature and French Republican Identity
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