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Frances Welch, The Imperial Tea Party with Donna Freed

Frances Welch has had a life long interest in the last days of the Russian Tsars. The Romanov family was intricately entwined with the British royal family - the Tsarina Alexandra was Queen Victoria's purportedly favourite granddaughter - and there were 3 important imperial visits between the two families. The visits had varying degrees of success and the subtle differences in perceived hierarchy, power and personal style made for strained relations. Add to that, political and societal pressures, Frances asks: how inevitable was the end? 

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Tim Wardle, Director of Three Identical Strangers with Donna Freed on MAN WEEK

PLEASE NOTE: THIS INTERVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!!

Three Identical Strangers is the quintessential 'life is stranger than fiction' story that starts out with the heartwarming reunion of triplets who were separated at birth. What follows is the unravelling of the dark mystery of why they were separated in the first place. Three Identical Strangers explores the essential human questions of nurture over nature, free will and how we define family.

If there is any chance that you will see the film, please go and see it, and then come back and listen. On a personal note, which is also discussed in the interview, I have numerous personal connections to this story.

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Harry Mount is the youngest editor of The Oldie, at a mere 47 years old he started reading The Oldie aged 21. He tells us that The Oldie reader is much less likely to be offended by articles, and that they enjoy a good joke and are open minded. Harry admits he has some great shoes to fill, past editors include Richard Ingrams of Private Eye and Alexander Chancellor but he loves rising to the challenge. Harry decides if an article will be published if it is interesting, sad or funny or all three.

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Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, JEOPARDY with Donna Freed on MAN WEEK

Best known as The Black Farmer behind the sausages, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation. He grew up in crushing poverty in Birmingham but made a promise to himself that one day, he would have a farm of his own. It took a long time, a lot of determination and perseverance and risk but he finally risked it all to buy his little patch of heaven in Devon. He firmly believes that it is only through risk that the best personal and professional rewards can come.

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