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Tom Sutcliffe discusses family secrets and Scottish royalty

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Tom Sutcliffe talks to Michael Holroyd about why he put his own family in the spotlight in his late 50s novel A Dog's Life, only published in the UK after the death of his parents. Family secrets and a doctor's revenge are at the heart of Herman Koch's darkly comic novel, while Hugo Blick's new television series, An Honourable Woman, explores how the sins of the father resonate in the present. The playwright Rona Munro looks ahead to a trilogy of plays which chart the rise and fall of Scotland's Royal Family, from James I to III, with tales of love, war, treachery and intrigue.
Producer: Katy Hickman. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Holroyd
Interviewed Guest:
Rona Munro
Interviewed Guest:
Herman Koch
Interviewed Guest:
Hugo Blick
Producer:
Katy Hickman

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