A Point of View - When fiction comes to the historian's rescue
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Lisa Jardine explores how fiction can be more useful than fact in helping us understand the past.
She examines two works of fiction (a recent radio play "The Chemistry Between Them" and Michael Frayn's celebrated stage work, Copenhagen) to show how they often cast far more light on their respective subjects - and particularly the emotions and personal convictions involved - than that found in the history books.
Producer: Adele Armstrong.
Published on Friday, 5th September 2014.
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