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John Timpson and John Bird talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.

4 Extra Debut. John Timpson, John Bird and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Thomas Hardy, Elif Batuman and Graham Greene. From 2016.

Businessman John Timpson and Big Issue founder John Bird join Harriett Gilbert to  discuss favourite their books by Thomas Hardy, Elif Batuman and Graham Greene. 

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics

The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman
Publisher: Granta

The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene
Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.

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