Martina Cole and Janet Street Porter
4 Extra Debut. Janet Street Porter, Martina Cole and Harriett Gilbert on books by Curtis Sittenfeld, Maurice Druon and Muriel Spark. From 2014.
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - journalist, Janet Street Porter, and crime writer, Martina Cole - discuss their favourite books by Curtis Sittenfeld, Maurice Druon and Muriel Spark.
'American Wife' by Curtis Sittenfeld
Publisher: Penguin
'The Iron King' by Maurice Druon
Publisher: Doubleday
'The Ballad of Peckham Rye' by Muriel Spark
Publisher: Harper Collins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Harriett Gilbert |
| Interviewed Guest | Martina Cole |
| Interviewed Guest | Janet Street-Porter |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
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Tue 28 Oct 201416:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 31 Oct 201423:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 15 Aug 202218:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 16 Aug 202200:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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