Alex Salmond

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The New Elizabethans

BBC Radio 4 Extra

59 episodes

9 months ago

James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee

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James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee

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Alex Salmond

The New Elizabethans

11 minutes

13 years ago

Alex Salmond

The New Elizabethans: Alex Salmond

Jim Naughtie considers the influence of Alex Salmond, one of the leading Scottish politicians of the Second Elizabethan age. Salmond's passion for an independent Scotland has changed the political geography of the British Isles and may yet change it even more radically.

The New Elizabethans have been chosen by a panel of leading historians, chaired by Lord (Tony) Hall, Chief Executive of London's Royal Opera House. The panellists were Dominic Sandbrook, Bamber Gascoigne, Sally Alexander, Jonathan Agar, Maria Misra and Sir Max Hastings.

Producer: Alison Hughes They were asked to choose: "Men and women whose actions during the reign of Elizabeth II have had a significant impact on lives in these islands and/or given the age its character, for better or worse.".