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Edinburgh Special: Raja Alem and Richard T Kelly
A special edition of Open Book recorded at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Mariella Frostrup and her guests discuss the place where politics meet fiction.
A special edition of Open Book recorded at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Mariella Frostrup is joined by writers Raja Alem, Richard T Kelly and Benjamin Markovits and the director of the festival Nick Barley to discuss the place where politics meets fiction - from the overtly political novels of writers like Trollope and Michael Dobbs, to the way that fiction can challenge our pre-conceptions and open up new worlds for us.
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Thu 25 Aug 201615:30
BBC Radio 4
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mariella Frostrup |
| Interviewed Guest | Raja Alem |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard T Kelly |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard T Kelly |
| Interviewed Guest | Benjamin Markovits |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Aug 201616:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 25 Aug 201615:30BBC Radio 4
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