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Foreign Bodies

Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country's history and political system.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Series 3
Cuba
Mark Lawson explores fictional investigations of Cuba after the Castro revolution.
17 Nov 2014,15 mins
Series 3
USA
Two novelists tell Mark Lawson how they introduced new themes to US crime fiction.
18 Nov 2014,15 mins
Series 3
Poland
Zygmunt Miloszewski and Joanna Jodelka on the changing politics in Polish crime fiction.
19 Nov 2014,15 mins
Series 3
Australia
Peter Temple on portraying a society shaped by both British colonialism and American power
20 Nov 2014,15 mins
Series 3
Nigeria
Helon Habila and CM Okonkwo on the flourishing new tradition of Nigerian crime fiction.
21 Nov 2014,15 mins