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Prime Time: Prime Ministers
12a. Pitt the Elder (Pt 1)
An episode for examining the Right Hon. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and for connected purposes.
This is our first of three episodes for Pitt the Elder, featuring his ancestry, early life, and first forays into politics.
Cartoon of Sarah Churchill’s Ghost
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Pitt Boys Sting - ‘God Only Knows’ by the Beach Boys, arranged by Clay Hine, transcribed by Hugo Popplewell, performed by House of Chords.
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Oh Better Far to Live and Die by Gilbert & Sullivan, recorded by Malcolm Sargent & D'Oyly Carte (1929)
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