Bristol Sin City
Book lover and Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney is joined by authors Philippa Gregory and Melvin Burgess to explore how the city of Bristol has inspired their fiction.
Book lover and Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney is joined by three authors to explore Bristol, the city that inspired their writing. Books include Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, Melvin Burgess's Junk, Where's My Money by Mike Manson and A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory - well-known works of fiction based on the city's seafaring, slave-trading and contraband past.
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Treasure Island
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The Clash
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Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gemma Cairney |
| Participant | Philippa Gregory |
| Participant | Melvin Burgess |
| Producer | Melanie Rodrigues |
| Director | Melanie Rodrigues |
| Executive Producer | Maggie Latham |
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