Four Thought

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Series of thought-provoking talks on topics that affect culture and society.

Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society

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Four Thought: Life In Transit

Life In Transit

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Novelist Louise Doughty discovers her own past sheds light on the experience of others.

Louise Doughty journeys back into her past to research her latest novel and discovers her own personal history sheds light on the experience of others.

Louise Doughty, whose novels include Apple Tree Yard, explains why Peterborough railway station, the setting of her latest novel, has particular significance in her life as a place of transit. As she journeys back into her past, she discovers her own personal history sheds light on the experience of others. 
Recorded at Primadonna literature and arts festival in Suffolk.
Presenter: Farrah Jarral
Producer: Sheila Cook

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