Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges
4 Extra Debut. Sarah LeFanu, Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges discuss books by James Blinn, Frederick Exley and Barbara Pym. From August 1999.
Sarah LeFanu and her guests, film directors Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges, discuss three favourite paperbacks by James Blinn, Frederick Exley and Barbara Pym. From 1999.
The Aardvark is Ready for War - by James Blinn
Publisher: Transworld Books
A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
Publisher: Yellowstone Press
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
Publisher: Pan Books.
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Tue 24 Aug 199916:30BBC Radio 4 FM- Sun 29 Aug 199923:00BBC Radio 4 FM
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