Muriel Spark 100
Haute couture, horses and hoarding
The surprising world of Muriel Spark revealed.
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Louise Welsh—The Essay, All Miss Brodie's Girls
Louise Welsh reflects on the uncanny in the novels of Muriel Spark.
BBC Radio 3Val McDermid—The Essay, All Miss Brodie's Girls
Val McDermid discusses Muriel Spark - crime novelist.
BBC Radio 3Janice Galloway—The Essay, All Miss Brodie's Girls
Janice Galloway discusses Muriel Spark- code maker and code breaker.
BBC Radio 3Kate Clanchy—The Essay, All Miss Brodie's Girls
Kate Clanchy discusses the work of Muriel Spark - poet.
BBC Radio 3Landmark: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie—Free Thinking
A Landmark edition in which Philip Dodd and guests examine The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
BBC Radio 3Ali Smith—The Essay, All Miss Brodie's Girls
Ali Smith presents the first in a series of essays celebrating the work of Muriel Spark.
BBC Radio 3Stephen Fry and Alan Davies—A Good Read
Stephen Fry and Alan Davies discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
BBC Radio 4A celebration of Muriel Spark—Open Book
A celebration of Muriel Spark who was born in 1918.
BBC Radio 4Muriel Spark—Bookclub
James Naughtie is joined by Muriel Spark to discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
BBC Radio 4Muriel Spark—Front Row
In an extended interview, Mark Lawson talks to novelist Muriel Spark.
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More from Muriel Spark 100
How I write, by Muriel Spark
The author describes how she prepares to write a book.
Muriel's spark
Recommended reads inspired by one of Scotland's most iconic writers.
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The Victoria Falls by Muriel Spark
A reading of Spark's poem, written in response to a life-changing visit to the falls.
Who was Miss Jean Brodie?
Cerys Matthews searches Edinburgh for the key to Muriel Spark's unconventional teacher.
Muriel Spark 100 Project Launch
Edi Stark talks to Jenny Niven and Colin McIlroy about the programme of events.
Alan Taylor and Zoe Strachan
Writer Zoe Strachan and Spark's friend and biographer Alan Taylor talk to Janice Forsyth.
