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Quentin Blake and Allan Ahlberg

4 Extra Debut. Louise Doughty, Quentin Blake and Allan Ahlberg read books by Carson McCullers, Ursula K Le Guin and John Masefield. From December 2000.

Louise Doughty and her guests, the first ever Children's Laureate Quentin Blake and children's author Allan Ahlberg discuss paperbacks by Carson McCullers, Ursula K Le Guin and John Masefield. From 2000.

Books discussed:

The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
Publisher: Mammoth

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin
Publisher: Puffin

The Box of Delights by John Masefield
Publisher: Penguin.

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30 minutes

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Tue 29 Dec 2015 00:30

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