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09/05/2010

Mariella Frostrup talks to Blake Morrison about his novel The Last Weekend, and comedian Bill Bailey reveals why he loves the work of Somerset Maugham.

Mariella Frostrup talks to the poet and novelist Blake Morrison about his latest book The Last Weekend, in which four friends' break by the sea turns into a nightmare of competition and recrimination.

Sue Arnold chooses some of her favourite recent audiobooks, from Booker-winning fiction to Russian history.

And the comedian Bill Bailey shares his passion for the novels of Somerset Maugham - and explains how a romantic moment on a remote Indonesian island prompted a love affair of a literary kind.

Producer: Thomas Morris.

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30 minutes

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Thu 13 May 2010 16:00

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  • BLAKE MORRISON

    Mariella Frostrup talks to the poet and novelist Blake Morrison about his latest book The Last Weekend.

    Duration: 07:35

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  • Sun 9 May 2010 16:00
  • Thu 13 May 2010 16:00

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