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Robert Harris's Pompeii

The novelist explains how he draws parallels between contemporary times and Ancient Rome

The writer Robert Harris discusses his new novel Pompeii. Set shortly before the devastating eruption of Vesuvius, he explains how he draws parallels between contemporary times and Ancient Rome.

Also on the programme: The music journalist who wrote Eminem's biography describes how much of the Eminem film 8 Mile is real and how much was fictionalised. Sylvain Chomet, director of Belleville Rendez-Vous, talks about his surprise hit movie.

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53 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project