Tom Sutcliffe discusses Napoleon with historians Andrew Roberts, Sudhir Hazareesingh and Jenny Uglow and musicologist Gavin Plumley.
What was Napoleon’s impact during his lifetime, in France and across Europe and how much of this can we see today? With Tom Sutcliffe, Andrew Roberts examines the man in his new biography, Jenny Uglow explores living in Britain through Napoleon’s Wars, 1793-1815, Sudhir Hazareesingh looks at his legend, while musicologist Gavin Plumley focuses on Schubert in Vienna in the aftermath of Napoleon.
Producer: Simon Tillotson.