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The Sportswriter
John Yorke looks at The Sportswriter by Richard Ford.
The Shell Seekers
John Yorke explores Rosamunde Pilcher’s 1987 global bestseller, The Shell Seekers.
My Mother Said I Never Should
John Yorke looks at Charlotte Keatley’s 1987 play My Mother Said I Never Should.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
John Yorke explores Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth.
The Raiders - Episode 1
John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.
The Raiders - Episode 2
Orwell vs. Kafka: The Trial
John Yorke interrogates Franz Kafka's classic novel The Trial.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
John Yorke takes a look at Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Orwell vs Kafka: The Man Who Disappeared
John Yorke explores Franz Kafka's first novel, The Man Who Disappeared.
Frankenstein
John Yorke explores the themes and background to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Death at La Fenice
John Yorke looks at Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon’s first Commissario Brunetti novel.
Clear Light of Day - Episode 1
John Yorke explores Anita Desai’s novel Clear Light of Day.
Clear Light of Day - Episode 2
Robinson Crusoe
John Yorke looks at Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
Hard Times - Episode 1
John Yorke takes a look at Charles Dickens’ classic novel Hard Times.
Hard Times - Episode 2
Little Dorrit - Episode 1
John Yorke takes a look at Charles Dickens’ classic novel Little Dorrit.
Little Dorrit - Episode 2