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David Nutt, Philippa Perry and Harriett Gilbert choose their favourite books

4 Extra Debut. David Nutt, Philippa Perry and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Aldous Huxley, Bernardine Evaristo and Mary Midgley. From 2016.

Professor David Nutt and psychotherapist Philippa Perry join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Aldous Huxley, Bernardine Evaristo and Mary Midgley. 

Island by Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Vintage

Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo 
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton

Animals and Why They Matter by Mary Midgley
Publisher: University of Georgia Press

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.

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