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Antonia Quirke and Kerry Shale

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Antonia Quirke and Kerry Shale discuss books by Craig Thompson, Gavin Maxwell and Simon Armitage. From 2013.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - film critic, Antonia Quirke and actor, Kerry Shale - discuss their favourite books by Craig Thompson, Gavin Maxwell and Simon Armitage.

Short and Sweet: 101 Very Short Poems
Edited by Simon Armitage
Publisher: Faber and Faber

Blankets by Craig Thompson
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions

A Reed Shaken By The Wind: Travels Among The Marsh Arabs of Iraq by Gavin Maxwell
Publisher: Eland

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 4 in June 2013.

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Tue 21 Dec 2021 00:30

BOOKS FEATURED IN THIS PROGRAMME

Short and Sweet: 101 Very Short Poems

Edited by Simon Armitage

Published by Faber and Faber

Blankets by Craig Thompson

Published by Top Shelf Productions

A Reed Shaken By The Wind: Travels Among The Marsh Arabs of Iraq

by Gavin Maxwell

Published by Eland

Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Harriett Gilbert
Interviewed Guest Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest Kerry Shale
Producer Beth O'Dea

Broadcasts

  • Tue 18 Jun 2013 16:30
  • Fri 21 Jun 2013 23:00
  • Mon 20 Dec 2021 18:30
  • Tue 21 Dec 2021 00:30

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