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Samuel Johnson Prize

The Samuel Johnson Prize is the most prestigious award for non-fiction in the UK. Kirsty Wark is joined by Claire Tomalin and Alan Johnson from the judging panel to discuss the sho

The Samuel Johnson Prize is the most prestigious award for non-fiction in the UK. Journalist and author Kirsty Wark is joined by Claire Tomalin and Alan Johnson from the judging panel to discuss the shortlist, which this year features history, biography and memoir. The programme will also include interviews with the six nominated authors.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Nov 201402:30GMT
BBC News North America

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Nov 201409:30GMT
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  • Sat 15 Nov 201420:30GMT
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  • Sun 16 Nov 201415:30GMT
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  • Wed 19 Nov 201400:30GMT
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  • Wed 19 Nov 201403:30GMT
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  • Fri 21 Nov 201402:30GMT
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