Cecil Rhodes: Imperial pioneer or South Africa's Hitler?

The statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College, Oxford has been at the epicentre of debates over Britain’s imperial past. To some, he is an inspiring pioneer and philanthropist. To others, he represents everything wrong with colonialism. So should Rhodes fall? To find out, Steven Edginton is joined by Professor Nigel Biggar of Oxford University. Watch Professor Nigel Biggar's interview: | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: | See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cecil Rhodes: Imperial pioneer or South Africa's Hitler? is an episode from History Defended by The Telegraph.

This episode is 24:39 long.

This episode was published on Mar 9, 2022.

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