This week, Nicola Shulman introduces the volunteer army who joined John Murray to create the OED; and John Niven on his extraordinary memoir of his brother's life.
'The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford
English Dictionary', by Sarah Ogilvie
'O Brother', by John Niven
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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