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Melvyn Bragg is our greatest living Cumbrian – even bigger than haulage king Eddie Stobart.
Like Wordsworth, Melvyn is Cumbrian born and bred, and has never really left Lakeland or stopped loving it.
He is now a national treasure, loved by all, especially Radio 4 listeners. I am in awe at the way he handles those academics on In Our Time and his ability every week to mug up on a totally different and awfully erudite subject.
His life