Rageh Omaar and Stephanie Calman
4 Extra Debut. Rageh Omaar, Stephanie Calman and Sian Williams discuss JRR Tolkien, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding and Emma Donoghue. From 2011.
Journalist and writer Rageh Omaar, author and founder of the badmothersclub.com Stephanie Calman and presenter Sian Williams discuss three very different books by JRR Tolkien, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding and Emma Donoghue.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens
The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Publisher: Persephone Books
Room by Emma Donoghue
Publisher: Picador
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
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