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David Baddiel on John Updike
Writer and comedian David Baddiel chooses the American novelist, John Updike. With Matthew Parris. From 2013.
Writer and comedian David Baddiel chooses the American novelist, John Updike. With Matthew Parris and Justin Cartwright.
His novels perfectly captured the shifting moral codes of middle America in the 1970s and 80s but do John Updike's novels still have something important to tell us today? The writer and comedian David Baddiel makes the case for Updike in conversation with Matthew Parris and the novelist and Updike expert, Justin Cartwright.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
Last on
Fri 29 Nov 201900:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Parris |
| Interviewed Guest | David Baddiel |
| Interviewed Guest | Justin Cartwright |
| Producer | Melvin Rickarby |
Broadcasts
- Tue 7 Jan 201416:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 28 Nov 201918:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 29 Nov 201900:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Great Lives
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.



