A Writer and His Country - John le Carré Across Six Decades

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Writer, spy, outsider, insider, neighbour, friend. Who was the real John le Carré and what does his writing tell us about him and his country? John le Carré’s friend and fellow writer Philippe Sands pieces together the inner life of a beloved chronicler of postwar Britain. Using archive interviews with le Carré and new interviews with his editors and one of his sons, Philippe Sands charts le Carré’s shifting sense of identity, and his relationship with Britain. Produced by Caroline Bayley First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2021.