| Description | Track 1: Introduction to the programme, followed by readings about Thomas Paine, 2.04 mins
Track 2: Thomas Paine and 'free-thinking' ideas; 2.14 mins
Track 3: Discussion about the books 'The Age of Reason' and 'The Ruins' by Volney; people uprising against the governing classes; unknown song (in French); 3.10 mins
Track 4: The native British movement that arose from English libertarianism and the French revolution as a catalyst; liberty; unknown song (in French); people try to persuade soldiers to their cause; God's role in allowing the upper classes to govern; Thomas Paine, 3.43 mins
Track 5: A discussion about Thomas Paine and his book 'The Rights of Man' and readings from his work; the 'danger from anarchy'; Jesus Christ; an unknown song; Mr. Brown's abuse of Thomas Paine, 2.41 mins
Track 6: A story relating to a reorganised society; unknown song (in French); unidentified person discusses the 'London Corresponding Society'; the adoption of French style of libertarianism in artisan meetings; regional opinions of libertarianism; 3.06 mins
Track 7: Aspects of radicalism; stories relating to libertarianism, 2.56 mins
Track 8: A discussion about radicalism readings of material relating to it, 2.07 mins
Track 9: Continues Track 8 (track finishes partway through discussion), 2.42 mins
Track 10: Silence, 1.39 mins
Track 11: A reading of greetings from the Secret Committee of England to the Executive Directory in France; the 'extinguishing of a society' due to execution and imprisonment; the rich taking land from the poor; Tom Paine (track finishes partway through discussion), 3.35 mins
Track 12: Silence, 2.37 mins
Track 13: Suppression of libertarianism by such legislation as the Combination Acts; a 'mass march' that began in Manchester and was broken up by men on horses, 3.27 mins
Track 14: A reading of the proceedings of a meeting of the 'Operative Spinners of England, Ireland, Scotland et al.'; 'popular journalism' and the increase in working class journalism; a reading from a court case involving a man convicted of delivering a radical journal, 2.04 mins
Track 15: A discussion about radicalism, in particular the forming of unions; 1.56 mins
Track 16: A discussion about attempts to create 'one great union' to impose the ideas of Owenism; the ideas of the Chartists and Chartism and the National Charter Association of Great Briton; a reading of 'Jerusalem' by William Blake, 3.40 mins
Track 17: Credits of the programme 'True Born Britons' which gives the names of the readers, commentators and other people involved in the making of the programme, 1.05 mins
Total: 44.48 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA 2of2 KF565D1002480 |