The 2020 Wolfson History Prize: Toby Green, Marion Turner, John Barton
Toby Green, Marion Turner and John Barton talk about their work on the history of West Africa, Chaucer in Europe and the Bible in the first of two programmes presented by Rana Mitter.
New takes on Chaucer, the Bible and African trading - Rana Mitter presents the first of two prograrmmes featuring three of the historians shortlisted for this year's history writing prize.
Marion Turner has written Chaucer: A European Life
Toby Green is the author of A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
John Barton is nominated for A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths
A second programme will be broadcast on Tues May 19th hearing from the other shortlisted authors
David Abulafia The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans
Hallie Rubenhold The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Prashant Kidambi Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire
The winner of the 2020 Wolfson History Prize is announced on June 15th 2020.
Producer: Robyn Read
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