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Book of the Week

The Invention of Angela Carter

Episode 3: Japan

Duration: 15 minutes

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

In Edmund Gordon's vivid and illuminating biography, Angela Carter is beguiled in Japan. Emma Fielding reads. Show more

Book of the Week

The Invention of Angela Carter

Episode 1: Growing Up

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Edmund Gordon's illuminating biography about one of English literature's most inventive writers. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more

Book of the Week

The Invention of Angela Carter

Episode 2: Bristol

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Angela Carter is in a rebellious mood and starts to find her voice. Edmund Gordon's illuminating biography of one of English literature's most inventive writers. Show more

Book of the Week

The Invention of Angela Carter

Episode 4: Love

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Literary acclaim greets The Bloody Chamber, Angela's reimagined fairy tales. Edmund Gordon's illuminating portrait of Angela Carter's unconventional life. Emma Fielding reads. Show more

Book of the Week

The Invention of Angela Carter

Episode 5: Being Loved

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Edmund Gordon's vivid and illuminating biography of Angela Carter. In this episode, motherhood, and publishing her last two joyous and comic novels. Emma Fielding reads. Show more

Woman's Hour

Donald Trump and women, The life of Angela Carter, Is it time for a Good Sex Award?

Duration: 41 minutes

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

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Jane Garvey discusses misogyny in the US presidential election. The life and work of Angela Carter. And is it time for a literary award to acknowledge well-written sex? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Cynthia Weber
Interviewed Guest:
Edmund Gordon
Interviewed Guest:
Susannah Clapp
Interviewed Guest:
Lisa Moylett
Interviewed Guest:
Alice Levine