Dillie Keane and Richard Fortey
4 Extra Debut. Dillie Keane, Richard Fortey and Sue MacGregor discuss books by George Orwell, Nadine Gordimer and Graham Swift. From 2008.
Dillie Keane of Fascinating Aida and leading palaeontologist Professor Richard Fortey join Sue MacGregor to talk about their favourite books by George Orwell, Nadine Gordimer and Graham Swift..
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
Publisher: Penguin Classics
A World of Strangers by Nadine Gordimer
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Waterland by Graham Swift
Publisher: Picador
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
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