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Chris Smith and Mavis Cheek

4 Extra Debut. Chris Smith, Mavis Cheek and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Robert Macfarlane, Frances Kay and Jackie Kay. From 2011.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - politician, Lord Chris Smith and novelist, Mavis Cheek - discuss their favourite books by Robert Macfarlane, Frances Kay and Jackie Kay.

Trumpet by Jackie Kay
Publisher: Picador

The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane
Publisher: Granta Books

Micka by Frances Kay
Publisher: Picador

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 2011.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Dec 2020 03:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 Jun 2011 16:30
  • Fri 10 Jun 2011 23:00
  • Mon 21 Dec 2020 18:30
  • Tue 22 Dec 2020 00:30
  • Boxing Day 2020 15:30
  • Sun 27 Dec 2020 03:30

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