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Robin Hanbury-Tenison and Sam Smith

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Robin Hanbury-Tenison and Sam Smith on Herman Melville, Brian Keenan and Patrick Leigh Fermor. From 2008.

Sue MacGregor and her guests – explorer and conservation campaigner, Robin Hanbury-Tenison and ex-tennis player and commentator, Sam Smith - discuss books by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Brian Keenan and Herman Melville.

The Violins of Saint-Jacques: A Tale of the Antilles by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Publisher: John Murray

An Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan
Publisher: Vintage

Billy Budd by Herman Melville
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics

First broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 4 in November 2008.

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Tue 24 Sep 2019 00:30

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  • Tue 11 Nov 2008 16:30
  • Fri 14 Nov 2008 23:00
  • Mon 23 Sep 2019 18:30
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