Christopher Frayling and Nikki Bedi
4 Extra Debut. Christopher Frayling, Nikki Bedi and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Jhumpa Lahiri, Tony Judt and Armistead Maupin. From 2011.
Christopher Frayling, Professor Emeritus at the Royal College of Art, and broadcaster Nikki Bedi talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
Christopher's recommendation is a passionate political polemic: Ill Fares The Land: A Treatise On Our Present Discontents, by Tony Judt.
Nikki picks The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, the story of a boy growing up in an Indian family in America.
Harriett's choice is the first in the celebrated Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin.
Producer: Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
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Ill Fares The Land: A Treatise On Our Present Discontents, by Tony Judt
Christopher's recommendation is a passionate political polemic: Ill Fares The Land: A Treatise On Our Present Discontents, by Tony Judt.
Duration: 10:52
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Harriett's choice is the first in the celebrated Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin.
Duration: 09:15
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Nikki picks The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, the story of a boy growing up in an Indian family in America.
Duration: 08:25
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Tue 25 Oct 201116:30BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 28 Oct 201123:00BBC Radio 4
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