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Opening Lines Episodes

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    A Room With a View - Episode 2

    John Yorke explores EM Forster鈥檚 1908 novel A Room with a View.

  2. A Room With a View - Episode 1

    John Yorke explores EM Forster鈥檚 1908 novel A Room with a View.

  3. Anna Karenina - Episode 3

    John Yorke explores the world of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 great novel Anna Karenina.

  4. Anna Karenina - Episode 2

    John Yorke looks at the themes and structure of Tolstoy鈥檚 great novel Anna Karenina.

  5. Anna Karenina - Episode 1

    John Yorke looks at the themes at the heart of Leo Tolstoy鈥檚 classic novel Anna Karenina.

  6. Twelfth Night - Episode 2

    John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare鈥檚 Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.

  7. Twelfth Night - Episode 1

    John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare鈥檚 Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.

  8. Borstal Boy

    John Yorke looks at Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan.

  9. Enduring Love

    John Yorke takes a look at Ian McEwan鈥檚 1997 complex thriller Enduring Love.

  10. Kira Georgievna

    John Yorke explores Victor Nekrasov鈥檚 1961 novel Kira Georgievna.

  11. Antic Hay

    John Yorke takes a look at Aldous Huxley鈥檚 1923 satirical novel, Antic Hay.

  12. Confessions of a Justified Sinner

    John Yorke considers Confessions of a Justified Sinner.

  13. Porgy - Episode 2

    John Yorke looks into the novel Porgy and the controversy around it.

  14. Porgy - Episode 1

    John Yorke looks into the novel Porgy and its creator Edwin DuBose Heyward.

  15. Georges - Episode 2

    John Yorke on Alexander Dumas and race in his forgotten classic; Georges.

  16. Georges - Episode 1

    John Yorke looks into a forgotten swashbuckler, Georges by Alexander Dumas.

  17. The Bronze Horseman

    John Yorke looks at Alexander Pushkin鈥檚 celebrated narrative poem, The Bronze Horseman.

  18. Gaslight

    John Yorke takes a look at Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play Gaslight.

  19. Yentl the Yeshiva Boy

    John Yorke looks at how Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story Yentl makes its mark.

  20. Lady Chatterley's Lover - Episode 2

    John Yorke takes a look at Lady Chatterley's Lover by D H Lawrence.

  21. Lady Chatterley's Lover - Episode 1

    John Yorke takes a look at Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence.

  22. Welcome to Opening Lines

    Introducing John Yorke鈥檚 series on books, plays and stories, asking what makes them work.

  23. Introducing the Whodunnits collection

    What to expect from 大象传媒 Radio 4 and 4 Extra鈥檚 treasure trove of murder mysteries.

  24. Introducing the Whodunnits collection

    What to expect from 大象传媒 Radio 4 and 4 Extra鈥檚 treasure trove of murder mysteries.

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