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Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray

Andrew Hunter Murray, Alice Lowe and Harriett Gilbert on books by Winifred Watson, Miranda July and Margaret Drabble. From 2017.

Comedy writer Andrew Hunter Murray and writer, actress and filmmaker Alice Lowe join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Winifred Watson, Miranda July and Margaret Drabble.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
Publisher: Persephone

The First Bad Man by Miranda July
Publisher: Canongate

The Millstone by Margaret Drabble
Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

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30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterHarriett Gilbert
Interviewed GuestAndrew Hunter Murray
Interviewed GuestAlice Lowe
ProducerMair Bosworth

Broadcasts

  • Tue 24 Oct 201716:30
  • Tue 8 Oct 202410:00
  • Tue 8 Oct 202416:00
  • Wed 9 Oct 202400:00

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