History's Heroes

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History's Youngest Heroes: St Francis of Assisi: Teen Rebel

A charismatic young man attracts a band of followers after denouncing his family fortune and devoting his life to the poor. Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth. A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Series Producer: Suniti Somaiya Producer: Lorna Reader Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Dudley Clarke: The Great Deceiver

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: The Night Witches

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Operation Anthropoid

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: The Salon Albahari

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Witold Pilecki: The Infiltrator

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Curt Bloch and the Underwater Cabaret

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Noor Khan: The Operator

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  History's Secret Heroes: Series 3: Trailer

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  History's Youngest Heroes: Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

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  History's Youngest Heroes: Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

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  History's Youngest Heroes: Vasily Arkhipov and the End of Days

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  History's Youngest Heroes: The Grisly World of Andreas Vesalius

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  History's Youngest Heroes: Rani Lakshmi Bai: The Warrior Queen

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  History's Youngest Heroes: The Visionary Julian of Norwich

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  History's Youngest Heroes: Louis Braille: Code Maker