Philippa Pearce and Ben Gill
4 Extra Debut. Matthew Parris, Ben Gill and Philippa Pearce discuss paperbacks by Gerald Durrell, Rian Mulan and Nick Hornby. From April 2001.
Matthew Parris and his guests, former President of the National Farmers' Union Ben Gill and author Philippa Pearce discuss favourite paperbacks by Gerald Durrell, Rian Mulan and Nick Hornby. From 2001.
Books discussed:
'My Family and Other Animals' by Gerald Durrell
Publisher: Penguin
'My Traitor's Heart' by Rian Mulan
Publisher:Vintage
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Publisher: Penguin.
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