Howard Brenton and Alexander Walker
4 Extra Debut. Sara LeFanu, Howard Brenton and Alexander Walker discuss books by Primo Levi, Stefan Zweig and George Orwell. From July 1999.
Sarah LeFanu and her guests playwright Howard Brenton and film critic Alexander Walker discuss books by Primo Levi, Stefan Zweig and George Orwell. From 1999.
The Truce by Primo Levi
Publisher: Abacus
Casanova: A Study in Self-Portraiture by Stefan Zweig
Publisher: Puskin Press
Keep The Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
Publisher: Penguin Books.
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Tue 13 Jul 199916:30BBC Radio 4 FM- Sun 18 Jul 199923:00BBC Radio 4 FM
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