David James Smith

Portrait of Nelson Mandela as a young man

Twenty years after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela is acknowledged as the greatest politician of our times, a peacemaker who spearheaded the end of South African apartheid. Yet before he was imprisoned, Mandela was widely regarded as a terrorist, and living a life on the run. David James Smith, a feature writer for the Sunday Times, joins us to discuss his exhaustive research into Mandela’s younger life.

Part of our Re-Writing The 20th Century series of events.