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Gary Younge in conversation with Colin Grant

In front of an audience at the Cambridge Literary festival, Gary Younge, a Guardian columnist for more than two decades reflects on the extraordinary moments in history that he witnessed and reported on, from the election of President Nelson Mandela to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.
10th May, 2023
'There are people who pride themselves on their reasonableness in moments when actually there is nothing reasonable about it, and I don't think we should be moderate about life and death.'
Gary Younge

Gary Younge

Gary Younge is a journalist, cultural historian and author.

Colin Grant

Colin Grant

Colin Grant is Director of WritersMosaic and the author of six non-fiction books.

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