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American writer Dava Sobel

The author of Longitude on her book, Gallileo's Daughter about the Italian astonomer

The author of Longitude on her book, Gallileo's Daughter about the Italian astonomer.

Also on the programme: The Map Of Love by Ahdaf Soueif, Butterfly Burning by Yvonne Vera, the English poet Carol Ann Duffy reads from her collection of poems, The World's Wife and a report from the Frankfurt book fair.

Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

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29 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project