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    The Last of the Mohicans - Episode Two

    John Yorke on James Fenimore Cooper鈥檚 The Last of the Mohicans.

  2. The Last of the Mohicans - Episode 1

    John Yorke looks The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.

  3. Joy in the Morning

    Ian Sansom takes a look at Joy In the Morning by PG Wodehouse.

  4. Sense and Sensibility - Episode Two

    John Yorke explores the enduring appeal of Jane Austen鈥檚 Sense and Sensibility.

  5. Sense and Sensibility - Episode One

    John Yorke explores Jane Austen鈥檚 influential novel, Sense and Sensibility.

  6. Pride and Prejudice - Episode Two

    John Yorke explores Jane Austen鈥檚 most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice.

  7. Pride and Prejudice - Episode One

    John Yorke explores Jane Austen鈥檚 most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice.

  8. The Princess Bride

    John Yorke takes a look at William Goldman鈥檚 metafictional fairytale.

  9. The Wind in the Willows

    John Yorke takes a look at The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

  10. Northanger Abbey - Episode Two

    John Yorke takes a look at Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.

  11. Northanger Abbey - Episode One

    John Yorke looks at how Jane Austen became a writer.

  12. The Castle of Otranto

    John Yorke takes a look at The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.

  13. Star of the Sea

    John Yorke explores Joseph O鈥機onnor鈥檚 novel Star of the Sea, about the Irish Famine.

  14. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

    John Yorke looks at the worldwide bestseller A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.

  15. The Cherry Orchard - Episode Two

    John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov鈥檚 final and most radical play.

  16. The Cherry Orchard - Episode One

    John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov鈥檚 final and most radical play.

  17. On the Origin of Species

    John Yorke investigates Charles Darwin鈥檚 world-changing book On The Origin of Species.

  18. Treasure Island

    John Yorke looks at Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

  19. Hiroshima

    John Yorke looks at how Hiroshima, the book by John Hersey, changed journalism.

  20. The Girls of Slender Means

    John Yorke takes a look at The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark.

  21. King Lear - Episode Two

    John Yorke takes a look at King Lear, Shakespeare鈥檚 most brutal tragedy.

  22. King Lear - Episode One

    John Yorke takes a look at King Lear, Shakespeare鈥檚 most brutal tragedy.

  23. Next Season

    John Yorke looks at the theatre novel Next Season by Michael Blakemore.

  24. Underfoot in Show Business

    John Yorke looks at Underfoot in Show Business by US writer Helene Hanff.

  25. Casino Royale

    John Yorke looks at Casino Royale, the novel by Ian Fleming that introduced James Bond.

  26. London Belongs to Me

    Ian Sansom takes a look at Norman Collins鈥檚 novel London Belongs to Me.

  27. Kramer Versus Kramer

    John Yorke looks at Avery Corman鈥檚 1977 bestselling novel Kramer Versus Kramer.

  28. Brat Farrar

    John Yorke investigates Josephine Tey鈥檚 classic story about an imposter, Brat Farrar.

  29. Spring Awakening - Episode 2

    John Yorke looks at Spring Awakening by German dramatist Frank Wedekind.

  30. Spring Awakening - Episode 1

    John Yorke looks at Spring Awakening by German dramatist Frank Wedekind.

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