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Hello and welcome to Life of the Week,

where leading historians delve into the lives of some of history's most intriguing and significant figures,

from ancient Egyptian pharaohs and medieval warriors to daring 20th century spies.

A Nairn Bevan's commitment to social justice led to the creation of the National Health Service

in 1948, one of the most ambitious social reforms in British history.

He was an MP who stuck to his principles in the face of serious opposition and was not without criticism

in both his professional and personal life. Speaking to Lauren Good, Dr. Nye Davis from Cardiff

University, charts Bevan's journey from the Coalfields of South Wales to the corridors of Westminster.

Hi, Nye, thanks so much for coming on the History Extra podcast for our Life of the Week series.

We're talking all about Anairn Bevan today.

Could you please give a really brief overview of who he was before we delve into his life?

A Nairn Bevan was an MP from Trudeyga in South Wales.

He was born in 1897 in Trudega, grew up in the kind of trade union movement in South Wales,

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