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Jul 2021
40m 34s

Andrew Marr's Elizabethans

THE TIMES
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Matt Chorley talks to legendary broadcaster Andrew Marr about 40 years in the industry, holding politicians to account, and which Britons he thinks will define the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.


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The Times' Melanie Ried and the Daily Mail's John Stevens discuss the Olympics and unlocking. 


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