Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith talks dance, depicting teenage friendships and US/UK differences with Philip Dodd as her new novel Swing Time is published in Britain and BBC TV dramatises her book NW starring Nikki Amuka-Bird and Phoebe Fox.

Producer: Robyn Read

(Image: Zadie Smith (c) Dominique Nabokov).

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45 minutes

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Wed 23 Nov 201622:00

BBC Radio 3

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Role	Contributor
Interviewed Guest	Zadie Smith
Presenter	Philip Dodd
Producer	Robyn Read

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