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Sarah Dunant
James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Sarah Dunant's The Birth of Venus, an erotic thriller set in Renaissance Florence.
Last on
Thu 7 Feb 200816:00
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Sun 3 Feb 200816:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 7 Feb 200816:00BBC Radio 4
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