Alys Fowler and Professor Athene Donald
4 Extra Debut. Kate Mosse, Alys Fowler and Professor Athene Donald on books by Desmond King-Hele, MFK Fisher and Douglas Kennedy. From 2009.
Gardener and broadcaster Alys Fowler and physicist Professor Athene Donald join Kate Mosse to discuss favourite paperbacks by Desmond King-Hele, MFK Fisher and Douglas Kennedy.
Erasmus Darwin: A Life of Unequalled Achievement by Desmond King-Hele
Publisher: Giles de la Mare
The Gastronomical Me by MFK Fisher
Publisher: North Point Press
The Woman in the Fifth by Douglas Kennedy
Publisher: Arrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
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