Sharleen Spiteri & Hugh Dennis
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Sharleen Spiteri and Hugh Dennis discuss books by Renee Knight, Peter Ackroyd and Caitlin Moran. From March 2020.
Texas frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri and comedian Hugh Dennis join Harriett Gilbert to discuss books by Renee Knight, Peter Ackroyd and Caitlin Moran.
The Secretary by Renee Knight
Publisher: Black Swan
Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Penguin
How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
Publisher: Ebury Press
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2020.
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