To mark the centenary of the birth of Vladimir Nabokov , one of the century's greatest and most influential writers, Valentine Cunningham explores the life and work of the author of Lolita, Pale Rre and Speak, Memory, among many other formally inventive works in both Russian and English. Contributors include
Nabokov's son Dmitri, biographer Brian Boyd , friend and former student Alfred Appel , and writers
Martin Amis and Joyce Carol Oates. Producer Paul Quinn