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Parting Shots Series 1 Episodes

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  1. Episode 5

    5/5 Matthew Parris on valedictories which embarrassed ministers.

  2. Episode 4

    4/5 Despatches which changed the course of history.

  3. Episode 3

    3/5 In their valedictories, diplomats recount the hardships of foreign service.

  4. Episode 2

    2/5 How diplomacy requires an ambassador to see beyond the shortcomings of foreign hosts.

  5. Episode 1

    1/5 Valedictories in which retiring ambassadors poked fun at the nations where they had served