First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Nora Ephron brought her sharp New York wit to all her work and in particular to her romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Susan Sontag was a brilliant essayist - inquisitive, analytical and outspoken. Her work includes the ground-breaking Notes on Camp and the personal Illness as Metaphor. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Pauline Kael's biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused reviews in the New Yorker made her one of the most influential American film critics of her day. Show more
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As both a novelist and a critic, Mary McCarthy was noted for bitingly satiric commentaries on marriage, sexual expression and the role of women in contemporary America. Show more
