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Jeremy Paxman and Bettany Hughes

Sue MacGregor, Jeremy Paxman and Bettany Hughes discuss Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, Jane Gardam's Bilgewater and Philip Roth's Everyman.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - journalist, Jeremy Paxman and historian, Bettany Hughes - discuss books by Joseph Conrad, Jane Gardam and Philip Roth.

Everyman by Philip Roth
Publisher: Vintage

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Vintage

Bilgewater by Jane Gardam
Publisher: Abacus

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.

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Tue 12 Feb 201900:30
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  • Tue 9 Oct 200716:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 12 Oct 200723:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 11 Feb 201918:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 12 Feb 201900:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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