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& 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.
Our Man in Havana - Episode 1
John Yorke looks at Graham Greene’s classic dark comedy, Our Man in Havana.
The Greatest Gift
John Yorke takes a look at Philip Van Doren Stern’s short story, The Greatest Gift.
Comet in Moominland
John Yorke takes a look at Tove Jansson's 1946 novel Comet in Moominland.
A Grain of Wheat
John Yorke looks at A Grain of Wheat, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s groundbreaking Kenyan novel.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
John Yorke explores the classic of modern Argentinian literature, Kiss of the Spiderwoman.