Great Lives: Ben Miller on William Hazlitt

Series 18, episode 7

Actor, comedian and author Ben Miller discusses the colourful, complicated and uncompromising life of William Hazlitt, considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language. An advocate of universal rights and civil liberties, he was a fierce opponent of pomp and power, believed strongly in the power of the imagination and rallied against slavery

Cast (unconfirmed)

Matthew Parris
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