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Lucy Mangan's Literary Solutions to the Economy

Writer Lucy Mangan selects five different economic remedies from literature.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Will Lucy find a solution to economic recovery in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
25 Aug 2014,15 mins
The Treasure Seekers
Writer Lucy Mangan looks at the economic theories in The Treasure Seekers by E Nesbit.
26 Aug 2014,15 mins
The Million Pound Bank Note
Lucy looks for economic solutions in Mark Twain's short story The Million Pound Bank Note.
27 Aug 2014,15 mins
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Lucy looks for economic solutions in Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset.
28 Aug 2014,15 mins
Cinderella
Writer Lucy Mangan turns to fairy tales in a search for literary solutions to the economy.
29 Aug 2014,15 mins