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The Essay

Open Endings

Ian Rankin on Lord of the Flies

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Ian Rankin first read William Golding's novel at school. Scenes from it have stayed with him ever since. Now he imagines what might happen to Ralph and Jack after the novel's end. Show more

The Essay

Open Endings

Bernardine Evaristo on Mrs Dalloway

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Bernardine Evaristo loathed Woolf's To the Lighthouse as a teenager. But when she read Mrs Dalloway a few years ago, she savoured every word. Today, she continues the story. Show more

The Essay

Open Endings

AL Kennedy on The Wind in the Willows

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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As a six-year-old, the only hardback AL Kennedy owned was Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Now, she imagines what happened to Mole, Badger and Rat after the book's end. Show more

The Essay

Open Endings

Elif Shafak on Anna Karenina

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Elif Shafak first glimpsed Tolstoy's Anna Karenina on a school bookshelf. Years later, she got to read it. Today, Elif imagines what would happen if Anna were to meet her creator. Show more

The Essay

Open Endings

Philippa Gregory on Jane Eyre

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Philippa Gregory once thought Jane Eyre was a love story between Jane and Mr Rochester, but she doesn't read it that way now. Join Philippa as she writes a new end for the classic. Show more