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Open Book

Pulitzer prize-winner Marilynne Robinson on new novel Lila

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Pulitzer prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson talks about her new novel Lila, Tim Parks on why we read, and literature lovers in Liverpool discuss the joys of shared reading. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Tim Parks
Interviewed Guest:
Marilynne Robinson

Free Thinking

Home: Marilynne Robinson, Thomas Harding, Imtiaz Dharker

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

What does belonging mean in our globalised world? Philip Dodd talks to Marilynne Robinson, Edwin Heathcote, Thomas Harding and Imtiaz Dharker about ideas of home and belonging. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:
Marilynne Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Thomas Harding
Interviewed Guest:
Imtiaz Dharker
Interviewed Guest:
Edwin Heathcote
Producer:
Laura Thomas

Free Thinking

Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley, Richard Ford

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

In a special edition, Matthew Sweet explores depictions of American life and history with authors Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley and Richard Ford. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Marilynne Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Smiley
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Ford
Producer:
Fiona McLean