Hi, it's Nicola Cochlin. Young people have been making history for years, but we don't often hear about them. My brand new series on BBC Sounds sets out to put this right. In history's youngest heroes, I'll be revealing the fascinating stories of 12 young people who've played a major role in history and who've helped shape our world. Like Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela,

Louis Braille and Lady Jane Grey, history's youngest heroes with me, Nicola Cochlin. Listen on BBC Sounds.

Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know. My name's

Linda Davies, and I commissioned podcasts for BBC Sounds.

As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality, featuring the most

knowledgeable experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC makes

podcasts about all kinds of things, like pop stars, poltergeists, cricket, and conspiracy theories,

and that's just a few examples.

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected,

find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds.

Thanks for downloading a good read.

You can find more information on all the BBC downloads at BBC.co.uk slash radio four.

Hello, welcome. With me today on a good read are the TV presenter Connie Huck and the writer-musician and political activist Pat Kane.

Pat is a supporter of Scottish independence and in 1990 when he stood as

SNP candidate for the rectorship of the University of Glasgow, he beat to the post no less an opponent

than Tony Benn. Pat's also one half of the Scottish pop group Hugh and Cry and the author of both

the play ethic and radical animal, the latter due out later this year.

The first book he remembers reading upstairs in his room in Cotebridge, Lanarkshire, aged about eight,

is Richmore Crompton's Just William.

And apparently William Brown still makes you laugh.

Is that right?

It makes me laugh.

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