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Chris Packham and Stella Duffy

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Chris Packham and Stella Duffy discuss books by Penelope Fitzgerald, Peter Nichols and JD Salinger. From 2010.

Wildlife TV presenter Chris Packham and author/performer Stella Duffy join Sue MacGregor to discuss favourite books by Penelope Fitzgerald, Peter Nichols and JD Salinger.

Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
Publisher: Fourth Estate

A Voyage For Madmen by Peter Nichols
Publisher:. Profile Books

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction by J. D. Salinger
Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.

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