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Warren Mitchell and Victor Adebowale

Tom Sutcliffe, Warren Mitchell and Victor Adebowale discuss books by Tom Wolfe, Italo Calvino and Henry Mayhew. From 1998.

Tom Sutcliffe, Warren Mitchell and Victor Adebowale discuss books by Henry Mayhew, Italo Calvino and Tom Wolfe.

Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Picador

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Publisher: Vintage

London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew
Publisher: Dover

Producer: Paul Dodgson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

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30 minutes

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  • Wed 11 Feb 199810:00
  • Sun 15 Feb 199821:00
  • Mon 18 Aug 201418:30
  • Tue 19 Aug 201401:30
  • Tuesday10:00
  • Tuesday16:00
  • Wednesday00:00

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