Colm Toibin and CK Stead
Presented by Ian McMillan. With novelist Colm Toibin, who presents a short story and discusses his novel Brooklyn. Plus New Zealand poet and critic CK Stead on his collected poems.
Ian McMillan's cabaret of language features award-winning novelist Colm Toibin, who presents a short story written specially for the programme and discusses his novel Brooklyn.
Plus controversial New Zealand poet, novelist and critic CK Stead, talking about his collected poems as well as reflecting on returning to writing after a stroke left him unable to read.
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