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What are the books that changed your life, your attitude to living and view of the world?

What are the books that changed your life, your attitude to living, your view of the world? Picking five books that are significant to them, guests give us a fascinating insight

My Life in Five Books: Series 2: Dr Tony Pollard

Dr Tony Pollard

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - My Life in Five Books, Series 2, Dr Tony Pollard

Dr Tony Pollard explains how Gavin Maxwell's book Ring of Bright Water changed his life.

Dr Tony Pollard explains to Stuart Cosgrove how Gavin Maxwell's book Ring of Bright Water changed his life forever. From June 2011.

Dr Tony Pollard is a renowned archaeologist, academic and writer.  He's presented television programmes and used his skills to help find a mass war grave. 

Talking to Stuart Cosgrove he explains how the book Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell directly led to his father up-routing the family and moving them to the west coast of Scotland. 

Tony five books are:

The Washing of The Spears by Donald R Morris.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. 

Dilys Powell's memoir The Villa Ariadne. 

Le Grand Meulnes by Alain Fournier.

Produced by Mike Walker.

First broadcast on Radio Scotland in 2011.

My Life in Five Books: Series 2

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