Letters From A Diplomat

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

A Bowler Hat And A Tightly Furled Umbrella

20070326 BT=1345 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography. His political career began in the foreign office as a junior diplomat in 1952. Episode 1 of 5.

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960603]

Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office.

1: A Bowler Hat and a Tightly Furled

Umbrella. Douglas Hurd explains why he did not go straight into politics. Producer Jenni Russell

Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office.

1: A Bowler Hat and a Tightly Furled

Umbrella. Douglas Hurd explains why he did not go straight into politics. Producer Jenni Russell

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960603]

Unknown: Douglas Hurd

Producer: Jenni Russell

Unknown: Douglas Hurd

Producer: Jenni Russell

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960610]

Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career.

2: Parades and Peking Picnics

Douglas Hurd took the slow boat to China to join the small group of Western diplomats in Peking. Producer Jenni Russell

Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career.

2: Parades and Peking Picnics

Douglas Hurd took the slow boat to China to join the small group of Western diplomats in Peking. Producer Jenni Russell

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960610]

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960617]

Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his Foreign Office career. 3: The Centre of the Storm. Arriving at the UN just as the Suez crisis exploded, Douglas Hurd wrote in his diary: "The world is collapsing around us." Producer Jenni Russell

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960617]

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960624]

Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office. 4: The Tyranny of Time Producer Jenni Russell

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960624]

Unknown: Douglas Hurd

Producer: Jenni Russell

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960701]

The last of five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office.

Wars and Peacemakers. "After three years, the news reaching me became on the whole an enemy, not a friend. Turning on the news each morning became an anxiety, not a pleasant excitement."

Producer Jenni Russell

The last of five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office.

Wars and Peacemakers. "After three years, the news reaching me became on the whole an enemy, not a friend. Turning on the news each morning became an anxiety, not a pleasant excitement."

Producer Jenni Russell

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960701]

Parades And Peking Picnics

20070327 BT=1345 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time in China in the 1950s. Episode 2 of 5.

The Centre Of The Storm

20070328 BT=1345 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd with tales of his time at the United Nations which coincided with the Suez Crisis. Episode 3 of 5.

The Tyranny Of Time

20070329 BT=1345 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and his rule never to work later than 1.00am. Episode 4 of 5.

A Bowler Hat And A Tightly Furled Umbrella

19960603

20041004 (BBC7)
20041005 (BBC7)
20070326 (BBC7)

His political career began in the foreign office as a junior diplomat in 1952.

01 OF 5

A Bowler Hat And A Tightly Furled Umbrella

20041004 BT=0900 (BBC7)
20041004 BT=1830 (BBC7)
20041005 BT=0030 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography.

Parades And Peking Picnics

19960610

20041005 BT=0900 (BBC7)
20041005 BT=1830 (BBC7)
20041006 BT=0030 (BBC7)
20041005 (BBC7)
20041006 (BBC7)
20070327 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time in China in the 1950's.

Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time in China in the 1950s.

The Centre Of The Storm

19960617

20041006 BT=0900 (BBC7)
20041006 BT=1830 (BBC7)
20041007 BT=0030 (BBC7)
20041006 (BBC7)
20041007 (BBC7)
20070328 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time with the United Nations in New York.

The Tyranny Of Time

19960624

20041007 BT=1830 (BBC7)
20041008 BT=0030 (BBC7)
20041007 BT=0900 (BBC7)
20041007 (BBC7)
20041008 (BBC7)
20070329 (BBC7)

Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and about not working after one am.

Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and his rule never to work later than 1.00am.

Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and about not working after one am.

05 LAST

War And Peacemakers

19960701

20041008 BT=0900 (BBC7)
20041008 BT=1830 (BBC7)
20041008 (BBC7)
20041009 BT=0030 (BBC7)
20041009 (BBC7)
20070330 (BBC7)
20070330 BT=1345 (BBC7)

Reading from his autobiography, Douglas Hurd talks about the first Iraq war and what it was like to be in the War Cabinet.

Douglas Hurd muses on the First Gulf War, German unification and Bosnia.

Douglas Hurd muses on the First Gulf War, German unification and Bosnia. Episode 5 of 5.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
	A Bowler Hat And A Tightly Furled Umbrella		20070326 BT=1345 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography. His political career began in the foreign office as a junior diplomat in 1952. Episode 1 of 5.
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960603]			Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office. 1: A Bowler Hat and a Tightly Furled Umbrella. Douglas Hurd explains why he did not go straight into politics. Producer Jenni Russell Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office. 1: A Bowler Hat and a Tightly Furled Umbrella. Douglas Hurd explains why he did not go straight into politics. Producer Jenni Russell
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960603]			Unknown: Douglas Hurd Producer: Jenni Russell Unknown: Douglas Hurd Producer: Jenni Russell
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960610]			Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career. 2: Parades and Peking Picnics Douglas Hurd took the slow boat to China to join the small group of Western diplomats in Peking. Producer Jenni Russell Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career. 2: Parades and Peking Picnics Douglas Hurd took the slow boat to China to join the small group of Western diplomats in Peking. Producer Jenni Russell
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960610]
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960617]			Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his Foreign Office career. 3: The Centre of the Storm. Arriving at the UN just as the Suez crisis exploded, Douglas Hurd wrote in his diary: "The world is collapsing around us." Producer Jenni Russell
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960617]
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960624]			Five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office. 4: The Tyranny of Time Producer Jenni Russell
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960624]			Unknown: Douglas Hurd Producer: Jenni Russell
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960701]			The last of five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office. Wars and Peacemakers. "After three years, the news reaching me became on the whole an enemy, not a friend. Turning on the news each morning became an anxiety, not a pleasant excitement." Producer Jenni Russell The last of five talks in which Douglas Hurd reflects on his career in the Foreign Office. Wars and Peacemakers. "After three years, the news reaching me became on the whole an enemy, not a friend. Turning on the news each morning became an anxiety, not a pleasant excitement." Producer Jenni Russell
	Genome: [r4 Bd=19960701]
	Parades And Peking Picnics		20070327 BT=1345 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time in China in the 1950s. Episode 2 of 5.
	The Centre Of The Storm		20070328 BT=1345 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd with tales of his time at the United Nations which coincided with the Suez Crisis. Episode 3 of 5.
	The Tyranny Of Time		20070329 BT=1345 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and his rule never to work later than 1.00am. Episode 4 of 5.
01	A Bowler Hat And A Tightly Furled Umbrella	19960603	20041004 (BBC7) 20041005 (BBC7) 20070326 (BBC7)	His political career began in the foreign office as a junior diplomat in 1952.
01 OF 5	A Bowler Hat And A Tightly Furled Umbrella		20041004 BT=0900 (BBC7) 20041004 BT=1830 (BBC7) 20041005 BT=0030 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography.
02	Parades And Peking Picnics	19960610	20041005 BT=0900 (BBC7) 20041005 BT=1830 (BBC7) 20041006 BT=0030 (BBC7) 20041005 (BBC7) 20041006 (BBC7) 20070327 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time in China in the 1950's. Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time in China in the 1950s.
03	The Centre Of The Storm	19960617	20041006 BT=0900 (BBC7) 20041006 BT=1830 (BBC7) 20041007 BT=0030 (BBC7) 20041006 (BBC7) 20041007 (BBC7) 20070328 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time with the United Nations in New York. Douglas Hurd reads from his autobiography and talks about his time with the United Nations in New York.
04	The Tyranny Of Time	19960624	20041007 BT=1830 (BBC7) 20041008 BT=0030 (BBC7) 20041007 BT=0900 (BBC7) 20041007 (BBC7) 20041008 (BBC7) 20070329 (BBC7)	Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and about not working after one am. Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and about not working after one am. Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and his rule never to work later than 1.00am. Douglas Hurd talks about his life as a diplomat, his tolerant wife and about not working after one am.
05 LAST	War And Peacemakers	19960701	20041008 BT=0900 (BBC7) 20041008 BT=1830 (BBC7) 20041008 (BBC7) 20041009 BT=0030 (BBC7) 20041009 (BBC7) 20070330 (BBC7) 20070330 BT=1345 (BBC7)	Reading from his autobiography, Douglas Hurd talks about the first Iraq war and what it was like to be in the War Cabinet. Douglas Hurd muses on the First Gulf War, German unification and Bosnia. Douglas Hurd muses on the First Gulf War, German unification and Bosnia. Episode 5 of 5.