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Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 4 - Alfred the Great - 大象传媒 Sounds

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Things We Forgot to Remember

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Alfred the Great

Released On: 22 Dec 2008

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Michael Portillo investigates Alfred the Great - English hero or Saxon spin-doctor?

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