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David Musgrove introduces listeners to Bob Carlisle; Victorian celebrity, seafarer, lion tamer and \u2018wheelbarrow pedestrian\u2019 <\/p>

By Dr David Musgrove\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 22 February 2024 at 06:00 AM<\/p>

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Bob Carlisle was a Victorian influencer and minor celebrity; a global seafarer, circus clown and lion tamer, and Britain\u2019s original long-distance \u2018wheelbarrow pedestrian\u2019. This new six-part series sees David Musgrove recover the story of this widely forgotten and larger-than-life character. In this first episode, David talks to historians Valerie Sanders and Bob Nicholson to explore Bob\u2019s early life and investigate what his experiences can tell us about life-writing and the media in 19th-century Britain.<\/p>\n

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