Harriet Walter and Guy Paul; The Casual Vacancy; Amit Chaudhuri; The Folio Prize.
Harriet Walter and Guy Paul in two-hander play Boa, JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy adapted for TV, Amit Chaudhuri on his new novel Odysseus Abroad and the Folio Prize shortlist.
Harriet Walter and Guy Paul discuss playing wife and husband on stage in a new play, Boa, and how much of their off-stage marriage is reflected in their performances; as J K Rowling's novel The Casual Vacancy is adapted for TV, Jonathan Myerson reviews it, and compares the drama with the novel; The Folio Prize was launched with the aim of 'celebrating the best fiction of our time'. Now in its second year, Cathy Rentzenbrink discusses the eight books on the shortlist; and Amit Chaudhuri discusses his new novel, Odysseus Abroad. A re-working of the story of Odysseus and Telemachus, it explores the relationship between Ananda, a young man studying literature in 1980s London, and his eccentric uncle Radhesh.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.
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The Casual Vacancy
Duration: 05:39
Harriet Walters and Guy Paul
Duration: 08:39
The Folio Prize 2015 shortlist
Duration: 05:16
Amit Chaudhuri
Duration: 07:50
The Casual Vacancy
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begins Sunday 15 February on 大象传媒 1 at 9pm
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Harriet Walters and Guy Paul
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runs at the Trafalgar Studios in London from 5 February until 7 March
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Amit Chaudhuri
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Amit Chaudhuri鈥檚 is available now
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The Folio Prize 2015 shortlist
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The winner of the will be announced on 23 March
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