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Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy

Writer A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Adventuring Journeys
There and Back Again - the power of a book to take us elsewhere.
10 Mar 2025,14 mins
Reading and Travelling
Fear of flying and Mr Pye; how the stories we tell change us for good or ill.
11 Mar 2025,14 mins
560 Pages of Wonder
A love letter to Alasdair Gray, the author who painted Glasgow in the public imagination.
12 Mar 2025,14 mins
A Bright Light Burning Fast
Author A.L. Kennedy explores travel writing through Stevenson’s Travels with a Donkey.
13 Mar 2025,14 mins
A Road Made of Books
A.L. Kennedy on Moby Dick and the working writer’s travelling life.
14 Mar 2025,14 mins