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Phil Hogan and George Monbiot

4 Extra Debut. Louise Doughty, Phil Hogan and George Monbiot discuss Adam Thorpe, Lisa Appignanesi and Malcolm Bradbury. From April 2001.

Louise Doughty and her guests - journalist, Phil Hogan and environmentalist, George Monbiot discuss their three favourite paperbacks by Adam Thorpe, Lisa Appignanesi and Malcolm Bradbury. From 2001.

The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury
Publisher: Picador

Ulverton by Adam Thorpe
Publisher: Minerva

Losing the Dead by Lisa Appignanesi
Publisher: Vintage.

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