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Stella Rimington and Terence Blacker

4 Extra Debut. Stella Rimington, Terence Blacker and Kate Mosse discuss books by Italo Calvino, John Banville and Hanif Kureishi. From 2008.

Kate Mosse and her guests - former MI5 chief, Stella Rimington and writer, Terence Blacker - discuss their favourite books by Italo Calvino, John Banville and Hanif Kureishi.

The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino, trans. William Weaver
Publisher: Vintage

The Untouchable by John Banville
Publisher: Picador

Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi
Publisher: Faber

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2008.

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Tue 18 Jun 2019 00:30

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  • Tue 25 Mar 2008 16:30
  • Fri 28 Mar 2008 23:00
  • Mon 17 Jun 2019 18:30
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