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Steven Isserlis & Ardashir Vakil

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Steven Isserlis and Ardashir Vakil discuss novels by Carlo Levi, Noel Langley and Richard Yates. From January 2004.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - cellist, Steven Isserlis and author, Ardashir Vakil - discuss books by Richard Yates, Noel Langley and Carlo Levi. From 2004.

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Published by Methuen

The Land Of Green Ginger by Noel Langley
Published by Faber Children's Classics

Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi
Published by Penguin.

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  • Tue 13 Jan 200416:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 18 Jan 200423:00
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  • Mon 8 May 201718:30
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