Open Book - Iain Banks, and the Inspiration for Brideshead Revisited

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Iain Banks, and the Inspiration for Brideshead RevisitedIain Banks, and the Inspiration for Brideshead Revisited

Released On: 23 Aug 2009

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Muriel Gray talks to novelist Iain Banks about his latest book, Transition.

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