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Victoria Derbyshire and Paul Blezard

4 Extra Debut. Kate Mosse, Victoria Derbyshire and Paul Blezard on Vikas Swarup, Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Arthur Koestler. From 2009.

Kate Mosse and her guests - BBC TV news presenter, Victoria Derbyshire and writer and broadcaster Paul Blezard to discuss favourite books by Vikas Swarup, Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Arthur Koestler.

Slumgdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup.
Publisher: Doubleday

Letter to a Hostage by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.

The Scum of the Earth by Arthur Koestler.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.

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