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The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

John le Carre with five recollections from his writing life, abridged by Katrin Williams:

There was Yvette Pierpaoli, a business woman who once worked out of Phnom Penn. We discover how her character and actions went towards creating Tessa in the novel The Constant Gardener.

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Producer Duncan Minshull. Show less

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