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Start the Week: 29/03/2010

29/03/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, 29/03/2010

Andrew Marr talks to Lionel Shriver, Jonathan Balcombe, Victoria Clark and Heather Brooke.

Andrew Marr talks to Lionel Shriver about marriage and money, Jonathan Balcombe about the inner lives of animals, Victoria Clark about Yemen and Heather Brooke about MPs' expenses.

Andrew Marr talks to Lionel Shriver whose new book 'So Much For That' looks at ageing, illness, money and asks 'how much is one life worth?'. Journalist and author, Lionel Shriver's book 'We Need to Talk about Kevin' won the Orange Prize in 2005. Animal behaviourist Jonathan Balcombe discusses the inner lives of animals; journalist Victoria Clark talks about her new book 'Dancing on the Heads of Snakes' about the turbulent past and troubled present of Yemen and Heather Brooke discusses her role in exposing the scandal of MPs' expenses.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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