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Ludwig van Beethoven

The Mark Steel Lecture Series 3
Episode 1 of 6

The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of influential German composer, Beethoven. From 2002.

A profile of the influential German composer - Ludwig van Beethoven.

Mark Steel's comic lectures about the lives of historical figures whose ideas and enthusiasm shaped their generation.

With:

Martin Hyder
Carla Mendonca

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on 蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 in September 2002.

30 minutes

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