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The Book Programme

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Introduced by Robert Robinson
Twenty-five thousand new books will be published in Britain this year. Every three weeks The Book Programme dips into some of the latest and talks to writers and readers.

Best buys: Michael Frayn and Juliet Mitchell each spent a £5 book token on new books.

Philip Oakes talks to Nicholas Monsarrat whose novel The Kapillan of Malta is just out.

Aldous Huxley: a review of the first volume of Sybille Bedford's biography published this week.

Contributors

Presenter:
Robert Robinson
Reporter (Best buys):
Michael Frayn
Reporter (Best buys):
Juliet Mitchell
Interviewer:
Philip Oakes
Interviewee:
Nicholas Monsarrat
Producer:
Will Wyatt
Source: Radio Times

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