Tessa Hadley on her novel Clever Girl; Cory Doctorow; and Ian Rankin on the book he would never lend
Mariella Frostrup talks to Tessa Hadley about her latest novel Clever Girl, Cory Doctorow discusses literature and future technology, and Ian Rankin on the book he will never lend.
Mariella Frostrup talks to Tessa Hadley about her latest novel Clever Girl, which charts one women's life from childhood in the 1960s to middle age and why her character Stella has a love hate relationship with literary fiction.
From H.G Wells to Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov to Arthur C Clarke, many writers have enjoyed playing with the possibilities of science and pushing the boundaries of technology.
Author Cory Doctorow and Dr Ester MacCallum-Stewart discuss how much literature has embraced and inspired future technology.
Continuing our series on books that are too treasured to ever leave their owner's possession, award winning crime writer Ian Rankin explains why he'll never lend his precious copy of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Producer: Andrea Kidd.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mariella Frostrup |
| Interviewed Guest | Tessa Hadley |
| Interviewed Guest | Cory Doctorow |
| Interviewed Guest | Ian Rankin |
| Producer | Andrea Kidd |
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- Sun 12 May 2013 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 16 May 2013 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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