Raymond Tallis and Allegra Stratton
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Raymond Tallis and Allegra Stratton on books by Hilary Mantel, Robert Walser and Siri Hustvedt. From 2011.
Harriett Gilbert talks to polymath Raymond Tallis and political journalist Allegra Stratton about their favourite books.
Giving up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel
Publisher: Fourth Estate
The Walk by Robert Walser
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
Publisher: Sceptre
Producer Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
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