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Enid Blyton blocked from 50p coin

6 September 2019

Plans to commemorate author Enid Blyton on a 50p coin were dropped due to her controversial views. Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) discusses Blyton’s ideas, why history has been kind to her and what the row reveals about modern Britain.

Listen: BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’ (from 11 mins 42 secs)