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  1. Zadie Smith

    Author Zadie Smith chooses an hour of her favourite music.

  2. Jonathan Coe

    Another chance to hear novelist Jonathan Coe selecting an hour of his favourite music.

  3. David Mitchell

    Best-selling author David Mitchell chooses a selection of his favourite songs.

  4. Margaret Atwood

    Author Margaret Atwood plays some favourite songs and tells us the stories behind them.

  5. Mark Billingham

    Mark Billingham, author of the Tom Thorne novels, chooses an hour of his favourite songs.

  6. Belinda Bauer

    Crime writer 鈥� and Stephen King fan girl - Belinda Bauer hosts Paperback Writers.

  7. Marlon James

    Man Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James plays his favourite music.

  8. Stephen King

    One of the world's bestselling authors, Stephen King, chooses his favourite songs.

  9. 6 Music Celebrates Libraries

    A special edition of the series in which authors discuss their musical influences.

  11. Alain de Botton

    Writer Alain de Botton talks about his musical influences.

  13. Jonathan Coe

    Another chance to hear novelist Jonathan Coe selecting an hour of his favourite music.

  14. Simon Armitage

    Another chance to hear poet Simon Armitage enthusing about his musical heroes.

  15. Ian Rankin

    Ian Rankin talks about his life and work and plays some of his favourite music from 2010.

  16. Candice Carty-Williams

    Author and journalist Candice Carty-Williams chooses an hour of her favourite tracks.

  17. 26/04/2020

    6 Music takes a look at the musical influences of some of the UK's most successful writers

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