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PD James interview

The British author talks about why she writes detective fiction

The British author on why she writes detective fiction and her "fragment of autobiography", Time to be in Earnest.

Also on the programme: The British biographer Simon Louvish on his book Monkey Business: The Lives and Legends of the Marx Brothers and the influence of a writer's desk on the creative process.

Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

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29 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

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