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The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction

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02/11/2014

BBC Four - The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction

A discussion about this year's shortlist, which features history, biography and memoir.

Kirsty Wark is joined by Claire Tomalin and Alan Johnson from the judging panel to discuss the shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize, which features history, biography and memoir.

Journalist and author Kirsty Wark is joined by Claire Tomalin and Alan Johnson from the judging panel to discuss the shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the most prestigious award for non-fiction in the UK, which this year features history, biography and memoir. There are also interviews with the six nominated authors.

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