Will Self and Rachel Johnson
4 Extra Debut. Will Self, Rachel Johnson and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Raymond Carver, JR Ackerley and Doris Lessing. From 2017.
Writers Will Self and Rachel Johnson join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Raymond Carver, JR Ackerley and Doris Lessing.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love:
A collection of short stories by Raymond Carver.
Publisher: Vintage
My Father and Myself, by JR Ackerley.
Publisher: The New York Review of Books
The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
Publisher: Fourth Estate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Harriett Gilbert |
| Interviewed Guest | Will Self |
| Interviewed Guest | Rachel Johnson |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
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Tue 28 Mar 201716:30BBC Radio 4- Thu 28 Sep 201723:30BBC Radio 4
- Tue 16 Jul 202410:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 16 Jul 202416:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 17 Jul 202400:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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