Opening Lines Episodes Episode guide
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The Manxman
John Yorke looks at The Manxman by Sir Thomas Hall Caine.
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The Betrothed - Episode 2
John Yorke explores the Italian 19th century classic novel The Betrothed.
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The Betrothed - Episode 1
John Yorke explores the Italian 19th century classic novel The Betrothed.
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She Who Was No More
John Yorke looks at 1952鈥檚 She Who Was No More by French duo Boileau-Narcejac.
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The Mahabharata - Episode 2
John Yorke looks at the Hindu story that is one of the world鈥檚 greatest epics.
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The Mahabharata - Episode 1
John Yorke looks at the Hindu story that is one of the world鈥檚 greatest epics.
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Lark Rise to Candleford - Episode 2
John Yorke explores Flora Thompson鈥檚 much-loved book Lark Rise to Candleford.
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Lark Rise to Candleford - Episode 1
John Yorke explores Flora Thompson鈥檚 much-loved book Lark Rise to Candleford.
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
John Yorke takes a look at Italo Calvino's novel If On A Winter's Night A Traveller.
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Democracy in America
John Yorke takes a look at Alexis de Tocqueville鈥檚 seminal work, Democracy in America.
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The Three Musketeers - Episode 2
John Yorke unpicks the sometimes overlooked aspects of The Three Musketeers.
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The Three Musketeers - Episode 1
John Yorke on the swashbuckler to end all swashbucklers - The Three Musketeers.
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In Patagonia
John Yorke explores groundbreaking travel writing classic In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin.
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Venice
John Yorke explores the enduring appeal of Venice by Jan Morris.
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Mother Courage and Her Children - Episode 2
John Yorke takes a look at Bertolt Brecht鈥檚 Mother Courage and her Children.
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Mother Courage and Her Children - Episode 1
John Yorke takes a look at Bertolt Brecht鈥檚 Mother Courage and her Children.
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Cloudstreet - Episode 2
John Yorke delves into Tim Winton鈥檚 beloved novel Cloudstreet, published in 1991.
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Cloudstreet - Episode 1
John Yorke delves into Tim Winton鈥檚 beloved novel Cloudstreet, published in 1991.
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One Moonlit Night
John Yorke takes a look at Caradog Prichard's ground-breaking novel, One Moonlit Night.
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A Room With a View - Episode 2
John Yorke explores EM Forster鈥檚 1908 novel A Room with a View.
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A Room With a View - Episode 1
John Yorke explores EM Forster鈥檚 1908 novel A Room with a View.
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Anna Karenina - Episode 3
John Yorke explores the world of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 great novel Anna Karenina.
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Anna Karenina - Episode 2
John Yorke looks at the themes and structure of Tolstoy鈥檚 great novel Anna Karenina.
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Anna Karenina - Episode 1
John Yorke looks at the themes at the heart of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 classic novel Anna Karenina.
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Twelfth Night - Episode 2
John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare鈥檚 Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.
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Twelfth Night - Episode 1
John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare鈥檚 Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.
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Borstal Boy
John Yorke looks at Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan.
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Enduring Love
John Yorke takes a look at Ian McEwan鈥檚 1997 complex thriller Enduring Love.
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Kira Georgievna
John Yorke explores Victor Nekrasov鈥檚 1961 novel Kira Georgievna.
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Antic Hay
John Yorke takes a look at Aldous Huxley鈥檚 1923 satirical novel, Antic Hay.
