History's Youngest Heroes: Nelson Mandela and the Defiance Campaign

History's Heroes

BBC

Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 704 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Before he became a world leader, how did Mandela as a young activist first attempt to overthrow the South African government to end apartheid?

Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary young people from across history. Join her for 12 stories of rebellion, risk and the radical power of youth.

A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Producer: Suniti Somaiya Edit Producer: Melvin Rickarby Assistant Producer: Elaina Boateng Executive Producer: Paul Smith Written by Alex von Tunzelmann Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts

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0:00.0	He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.
0:09.3	I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.
0:17.6	What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
0:22.0	Tales of deception and incredible acts of resistance and courage.
0:26.3	She was a born soldier.
0:27.4	She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense.
0:29.9	The brand new series of history's secret heroes.
0:32.8	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:36.4	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:41.1	I'm Nicola Cochlin, and for BBC Radio 4, this is history's youngest heroes.
0:47.9	Being young, maybe she didn't think too much, she thought, right, I'll just do it.
0:52.5	She thought about others rather than
0:54.4	herself.
0:56.6	Rebellion. There's a real sense of urgency in them
0:59.9	that resistance has to be mounted, it has to be mounted now.
1:03.2	Risk. Was he breaking the law?
1:05.7	Possibly? Was he in fear of prosecution? Possibly.
1:09.8	You know, but he was still prepared to do it.
1:12.3	And the radical power of youth.
1:15.3	Well, sticking to your guns.
1:17.9	That take gods.
1:19.4	That really takes gods.
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