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Jimmy's Hall; Leonard Cohen biography
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Jimmy's Hall reviewed; three fictional US TV characters take on the British Royal family; Liel Leibovitz on Leonard Cohen; Geoff Dyer on writing aboard a US naval vessel. Show more