Diaries and the day to day
Michael Crick, Irving Finkel and Sophie Coulombeau join Matthew Sweet.
From ancient Babylon to journaling today, politicians' jottings and the notes made by 18th-century writers like Mary Hamilton and Fanny Burney: curator Irving Finkel, literary historian Sophie Coulombeau and political expert Michael Crick and join Matthew Sweet to discuss the way we measure our lives in diaries.
Producer: Luke Mulhall
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- Fri 24 Jan 2025 21:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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