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Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon to Stalin. But how relevant is The Prince today, and who are the 21st century Machiavellians?
Directed by Clare Beavan

Alan Yentob
Self - Presenter

Peter Capaldi
Self - Presenter

Hilary Devey
Self

Alastair Campbell
Self

George R.R. Martin
Self
Romola
1924