Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey
Russell Tovey, Sarah Hadland and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Annie Proulx, Quentin Crisp and Muriel Barbery. From 2019.
Actors Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Annie Proulx, Quentin Crisp and Muriel Barbery.
Close Range: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Publisher: Harper Perennial
The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Translator: Alison Anderson
Publisher: Gallic
The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp
Publisher: Flamingo
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.
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Tue 12 Mar 201916:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 15 Mar 201923:00BBC Radio 4
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