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The Princess Bride
John Yorke takes a look at William Goldman鈥檚 metafictional fairytale.
The Wind in the Willows
John Yorke takes a look at The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
Northanger Abbey - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
Northanger Abbey - Episode One
John Yorke looks at how Jane Austen became a writer.
The Castle of Otranto
John Yorke takes a look at The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.
Star of the Sea
John Yorke explores Joseph O鈥機onnor鈥檚 novel Star of the Sea, about the Irish Famine.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
John Yorke looks at the worldwide bestseller A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
The Cherry Orchard - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov鈥檚 final and most radical play.
The Cherry Orchard - Episode One
John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov鈥檚 final and most radical play.
On the Origin of Species
John Yorke investigates Charles Darwin鈥檚 world-changing book On The Origin of Species.