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Who blinks first? | The Feud Ep. 4
Season 8 · Episode 4

Who blinks first? | The Feud Ep. 4

A very British scandal

Last man standing · Anna Covell

September 24, 202529m 22s

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Show Notes

Breaking point as the college dons question Martyn Percy’s mental capacity.


He accuses them of smear campaigns, and an ill-judged essay likening his plight to Nazi persecution triggers outrage. 


Costs soar, reputations crumble, and the University of Oxford itself is forced to intervene. 


After four long years, a deal is struck. But at what cost?


Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times.





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