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Nerina Pallot and Peter Molyneux

4 Extra Debut. Nerina Pallot, Peter Molyneux and Harriett Gilbert discuss Richard Ford, Cormac McCarthy and Carson McCullers. From 2011.

Harriett Gilbert is joined by award-winning singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot and computer games industry pioneer Peter Molyneux to discuss their favourite books.

Nerina's choice is an elegiac story of loss and life - The Sportswriter, by Richard Ford.

Peter has picked the gripping and intimate father-son story - The Road, by Cormac McCarthy.

Harriett's book is an intriguing and occasionally torrid collection of short stories - The Ballad of the Sad CafΓ©, by Carson McCullers.

Producer: Toby Field

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in November 2011.

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Tue 23 Mar 2021 00:30

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  • Tue 15 Nov 2011 16:30
  • Fri 18 Nov 2011 23:00
  • Mon 22 Mar 2021 18:30
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