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History's Heroes, History's Youngest Heroes, The Visionary Julian of Norwich

History's Heroes

History's Youngest Heroes

The Visionary Julian of Norwich

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January 20, 2025

29 minutes

Available for over a year

In Norwich, a woman locks herself in a tiny cell for years. Despite limited with the outside world, she becomes one of the first women to write in the English language.

Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Producer: Suniti Somaiya

Assistant Producer: Lorna Reader

Executive Producer: Paul Smith

Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts