The Reith Lectures is an Education programme.

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The Reith Lectures: Silence Grips the Town

Series 213, episode 3

Hilary Mantel tells the story of Polish dramatist Stanislawa Przybyszewska, who was obsessed with the French Revolution and lived in self-imposed poverty and isolation and died unknown in 1935 at the age of 33. The lecture is followed by a question and answer session chaired by Sue Lawley

Cast (unconfirmed)

Hilary Mantel
Sue Lawley