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Colin Dexter & Russell James

Louise Doughty, Colin Dexter and Russell James discuss books by Martha Gelhorn, AE Housman and Jill Dawson. From August 2001.

Louise Doughty is joined by crime writers Colin Dexter and Russell James to talk about favourite paperbacks by Martha Gelhorn, AE Housman and Jill Dawson. From 2001.

Collected Poems by AE Housman
Publisher: Penguin

The View From the Ground by Martha Gelhorn
Publisher: Granta

Fred and Edie
Publisher: Sceptre.

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Tue 23 Feb 201600:30

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  • Tue 7 Aug 200116:30
  • Sun 12 Aug 200123:00
  • Mon 22 Feb 201618:30
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