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The Heart of the Matter and Journey Without Maps

BBC Radio 4 - Our Man in Greeneland, The Heart of the Matter and Journey Without Maps

Mark Doyle explores Graham Greene's relationship with West Africa.

Former BBC West Africa correspondent Mark Doyle explores Graham Greene's relationship with West Africa, which produced Journey Without Maps and a novel, The Heart of the Matter.

To complement BBC Radio 4's season of Graham Greene dramas, former BBC West Africa correspondent, Mark Doyle, explores Graham Greene's relationship with West Africa - in particular his 1935 expedition to Liberia, and his time working for British Intelligence in Sierra Leone during the Second World War. 

Greene's experiences inspired a travelogue, Journey Without Maps, and the novel The Heart of the Matter. 

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Produced by Emma Harding.

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

Five BBC correspondents follow the footsteps of Graham Greene.

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