Who are the British elite today? Plus, memories of polio in postwar Australia

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Previously titled “Who are the British elite today? And a tribute to David Malouf” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026

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Recorded23 Apr 2026

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How the British elite see themselves is not what the data reveals. An historian of medicine, whose mother had polio, is revisiting the experiences of polio for thousands of people, via archival records. And a brief tribute to the Australian writer David Malouf.Guests:Professor Sam Friedman, a sociologist of class and inequality at the London School of EconomicsProfessor Catharine Colbourne, historian of health and medicine at the University of Newcastle, NSW

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