Val McDermid & Martha Lane Fox
4 Extra Debut. Val McDermid, Martha Lane Fox and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Emma Smith, Ali Smith and Patrick Hamilton. From 2020.
Crime writer Val McDermid and businesswoman Martha Lane Fox join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Emma Smith, Ali Smith and Patrick Hamilton. From 2020.
This Is Shakespeare: How to Read the World's Greatest Playwright by Emma Smith
Publisher: Pelican
How to be Both by Ali Smith
Publisher: Penguin
The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton
Publisher: Little Brown
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 2020.
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Tue 23 Jun 2020 16:30麻豆社 Radio 4- Fri 26 Jun 2020 23:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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