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4 Extra Debut. Tom Sutcliffe, Christopher Haskins and Simon Barnes discuss books by Richard Ford, Jan Morris and Stephen J Gould. From June 1997.

Tom Sutcliffe, Christopher Haskins and Simon Barnes discuss books by Richard Ford, Jan Morris and Stephen J Gould. From 1997.

The Sportswriter by Richard Ford
Publisher: Harville

Pax Brittanica by Jan Morris
Publisher: Penguin (paperback); Folio Society (hardback)

Wonderful Life by Stephen J Gould
Publisher: Penguin.

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  • Wed 18 Jun 199710:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 22 Jun 199721:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 19 May 201418:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 20 May 201401:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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