Great Lives - Jeremy Paxman nominates Lord Shaftesbury
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What makes a brilliant politician? What should motivate them? Does having a faith help?
Broadcaster and writer Jeremy Paxman chooses the seventh earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley-Cooper. a Victorian politician whose numerous and wide-ranging social reforms transformed working and living conditions for impoverished children, miners and chimney-sweeps alike.
Joining Matthew Parris and Jeremy Paxman is Lord Shaftesbury's great-great-grandson, the twelfth earl, Nick Ashley-Cooper. The three discover more about the Ashley-Cooper dynasty, ponder what makes a good earl and explore how aristocratic life has changed between then and now.
Producer: Camellia Sinclair
Published on Tuesday, 17th December 2019.
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