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My Mother Said I Never Should
John Yorke looks at Charlotte Keatley’s 1987 play My Mother Said I Never Should.
The Shell Seekers
John Yorke explores Rosamunde Pilcher’s 1987 global bestseller, The Shell Seekers.
The Sportswriter
John Yorke looks at The Sportswriter by Richard Ford.
Heart of Darkness
John Yorke explores Conrad’s controversial and deeply enigmatic novella Heart of Darkness.
& Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 2
John Yorke explores two more of Daphne du Maurier’s short stories.
& Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 1
John Yorke explores a ground-breaking short story – Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier.
Cane
John Yorke looks at Jean Toomer’s Cane about African American life in 1920s America.
Siddhartha
John Yorke explores the book that embodies the soul of the counterculture – Siddhartha.
Tam O'Shanter
John Yorke explores Robert Burns’s only long form narrative poem, Tam O’Shanter.
Our Man in Havana - Episode 2
John Yorke looks into the dark comedy classic, Our Man in Havana.