Video duration: 303 seconds
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Paul Tyler asks Billy Bragg about the idea of an English Parliament. Discussion of regionalism, reform of the House of Lords as a Parliament of Regions, the relationship between Britishness, Englishness and the British and English identities.
Video duration: 342 seconds
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The opening of "Melvyn Bragg's Travels in Written Britain", episode 4, with Liz Lochhead, Magi Gibson, Louise Welsh, Janice Galloway, Evelyn Glennie, Janey Godley, Gail Porter, Winnie Ewing, Samantha Seaugh, Mary Gapinski, Fran Healy, Ian Rankin, Tam Dean Burn, Irvine Welsh, Alex Salmond, John Sessions, Jack Vettriano, Ewan Bremner, Stewart Porter
Video duration: 514 seconds
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The true story of Joe Hill, IWW activist and songwriter.
(IWW = the folks that brought us the "weekend", and the 8 hour day, and bought it for all of us with their blood and prison time.)
A history lesson in a song... written by Phil Ochs, performed by Billy Bragg.