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Alexander McCall Smith & Prof Lucie Green

Alexander McCall Smith, Lucie Green and Harriett Gilbert discuss Somerset Maugham, John Higgs and Lewis Carroll. From 2020.

Writer Alexander McCall Smith and UCL's Department of Space & Climate Physics, Professor Lucie Green, join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Somerset Maugham, John Higgs and Lewis Carroll.

The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
Publisher: Heinemann

Watling Street by John Higgs
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Macmillan

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in 2020.

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28 minutes

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Tuesday 10:00

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  • Tue 24 Nov 2020 16:30
  • Tuesday 10:00
  • Tuesday 16:00
  • Wednesday 00:00

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