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The Snob

Episode 3 of 4

Sebastian Faulks looks at how novelists from Jane Austen to Monica Ali have used snobs as their secret weapon.

With contributions from Tim Lott, Alain de Botton, John Carey and Monica Ali.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 8 Jul 201101:35

Music Played

  • The John Barry Orchestra

    "007" Theme

  • Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

    A Taste of Honey

  • Aphex Twin

    Analogue Bubblebath

  • Nitin Sawhney

    Awareness

  • Flipron

    Big and Clever

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Brave New World Suite

  • Max Richter

    Cascade, NW by W

  • Bonobo

    Change Down

  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - Dawn Raid on Fort Knox

  • Steve Reich

    Different Trains

  • Madvillain

    Great Day

    Four Tet remix

  • Walter Goehr

    Great Expectations Music

  • Guillemots

    If the World Ends

  • Guillemots

    Made up Love Song #43

  • Four Tet

    One Year

  • Nitin Sawhney

    Ranjha

  • Guillemots

    Sao Paolo

  • Aphex Twin

    Schottkey 7th Path

  • Guillemots

    The Dormouse and the Meerkat

  • Barry Adamson

    The Man with the Golden Arm

  • The xx

    Vcr

  • Ian Carmichael

    What Would I do Without you Jeeves?

  • Billy Williams

    When Father Prepared the Parlour

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterSebastian Faulks
ParticipantTim Lott
ParticipantAlain de Botton
ParticipantAlain de Botton
ParticipantJohn Carey
ParticipantJohn Carey
WriterSebastian Faulks
DirectorDavid Vincent
DirectorDavid Vincent
Series ProducerMary Sackville-West
Series ProducerMary Sackville-West
Executive ProducerBasil Comely
Executive ProducerBasil Comely

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Feb 201121:00
  • Sat 19 Feb 201123:20
  • Mon 14 Mar 201101:35
  • Mon 14 Mar 201102:30
  • Fri 8 Jul 201101:35