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Jon Snow and Christopher Frayling

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Jon Snow and Christopher Frayling discuss books by Francoise Sagan, MR James and Alexander Masters. From February 2006.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - TV news presenter, Jon Snow and design and popular culture enthusiast, Sir Christopher Frayling - discuss favourite books by Françoise Sagan, MR James and Alexander Masters. From 2006.

Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan
Publisher: Penguin Books

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by MR James
Publisher: Dover

Stuart - A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
Publisher: Harper Perennial.

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  • STUART: A LIFE BACKWARDS

    Sue MacGregor chooses Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters

    Duration: 09:36

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  • Tue 7 Feb 200616:30
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