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Gerard Woodward, and Dishing the Dirt on the OfficeGerard Woodward, and Dishing the Dirt on the Office

Released On: 25 Feb 2007

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Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Gerard Woodward about his new book, A Curious Earth.

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