Synopsis
An ear of corn is at the heart of the second programme in the daily series. Ian Hislop charts an Act that established the city of Manchester as a force in the nation, shattered the Conservative Party, and had precious little effect on the price of corn.
- Programme: A Revolution in Five Acts
- Episode: Power: the Repeal of the Corn Laws, 1846
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2001
- History | Radicalism and Protest, 1810-1852 | Radicalism and Protest | The impact of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
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