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Boswell's Life of de Beauvoir

Boswell's LivesSeries 3
Episode 2 of 4

Boswell gains lessons in equality as he helps de Beauvoir clean her apartment. Stars Miles Jupp and Amelia Bullmore. From 2018.

James Boswell meets Simone de Beauvoir.

He gains several lessons in equality as he helps clean her apartment - allowing her to complete her book The Second Sex.

Would radical modern feminism have existed without him?

Jon Canter’s sitcom sees James Boswell become a time-travelling biographer - doing for other celebrities what he did for Dr Johnson.

Boswell ...... Miles Jupp
Simone de Beauvoir ...... Amelia Bullmore

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

28 minutes

On radio

Fri 18 Sep 202608:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

James BoswellMiles Jupp
Simone de BeauvoirAmelia Bullmore
WriterJon Canter
ProducerSally Avens

Broadcasts

  • Wed 14 Mar 201811:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 17 Mar 202314:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 3 Jul 202408:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 3 Jul 202413:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 3 Jul 202419:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 4 Jul 202403:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 18 Sep 202608:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 18 Sep 202613:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 18 Sep 202619:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 19 Sep 202603:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra