The Lover
Series on the brilliance of the British novel. Sebastian Faulks looks at how literary lovers, from Mr Darcy to Nick Guest, have taught us the truth about love.
In episode two of Sebastian Faulks's series on the English novel, he looks at how literary lovers have taught us the truth about love, from Jane Austen's Mr Darcy to Alan Hollinghurst's Nick Guest.
With contributions from Helen Fielding, John Carey, Adam Phillips, Alain de Botton, Simon Schama, Rowan Pelling and Alan Hollinghurst.
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Helen Fielding discusses Mr Darcy
Duration: 02:38
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Alain de Botton on Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Duration: 02:12
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Sebastian introduces Mr Darcy
Duration: 00:36
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Blake Morrison discusses Lady Chatterley
Duration: 03:09
Music Played
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Michael Brook
Andean
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Scanner
Arc
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Moby
Bad Days
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amiina
Boga
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Massive Attack
Butterfly Caught
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Four Tet
Circling
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Peter Breiner & His Chamber Orchestra
Concerto Grosso No 3 Stuck on You
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Manderlring Quartet
Death and the Maiden
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Steve Reich
Different Trains
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Stage-Men
Fall out
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Helen Jane Long
Fifths
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Petula Clark
For Every Man There is a Woman
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Nick Drake
Fruit Tree
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Spider Cues
Hidden Enemies
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Grace Jones
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
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The Whitest Boy Alive
Inflation
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Sandy Nelson
Let There Be Drums
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Fun Boy Three
Our Lips are Sealed
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Portishead
Over
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ABC
Overture from the Lexicon of Love
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Patrick Hawes
Perpetual
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Bonobo
Prelude
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The Teen Tones
Sands of Arabia
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Paul Mottram
Shadow Play
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Michael Nyman
The end of the Affair
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
The Power of Love
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Paul Reeves
Treat Her Right
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Paul Mottram
Wonderland
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sebastian Faulks |
| Participant | Helen Fielding |
| Participant | Helen Fielding |
| Participant | John Carey |
| Participant | John Carey |
| Participant | Alain de Botton |
| Participant | Alain de Botton |
| Participant | Simon Schama |
| Participant | Simon Schama |
| Participant | Alan Hollinghurst |
| Participant | Rowan Pelling |
| Participant | Alan Hollinghurst |
| Writer | Sebastian Faulks |
| Director | David Vincent |
| Series Producer | Mary Sackville-West |
| Director | David Vincent |
| Series Producer | Mary Sackville-West |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
| Participant | Blake Morrison |
| Participant | Blake Morrison |
