Take Four Books

By: BBC Radio 4
  • Summary

  • Presenter James Crawford looks at an author's latest work and delves further into their creative process by learning about the three other texts that have shaped their writing.

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Episodes
  • Nick Harkaway
    Dec 22 2024

    Take Four Books, presented by James Crawford, speaks the writer and son John Le Carré - Nick Harkaway - about his new book Karla's Choice and its connections to three other literary works. The books Nick Harkaway chose were: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carré (1974); The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng (2011); and The Passion by Jeanette Winterson (1987).

    Producer: Dominic Howell Editor: Annie Maguire This was a BBC AUDIO SCOTLAND PRODUCTION

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    29 mins
  • Nick Harkaway
    Dec 15 2024

    Take Four Books, presented by James Crawford, speaks to the writer and son of John Le Carré - Nick Harkaway - about his new book Karla's Choice and its connections to three other literary works. The books Nick Harkaway chose were: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carré (1974); The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng (2011); and The Passion by Jeanette Winterson (1987).

    Producer: Dom Howell Editor: Annie Maguire This was a BBC Audio Scotland production.

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    30 mins
  • Tessa Hadley
    Dec 8 2024

    Presenter James Crawford takes a deep dive into the latest work by critically-acclaimed writer Tessa Hadley and learns more about her creative process by exploring its connections to three other literary works. Tessa's new novella The Party started out life as a short story for the New Yorker magazine but was later expanded. Her three influential choices are: Alice Munro's short story collection Open Secrets; Elizabeth Bowen's The Death Of The Heart and Colm Toibin's Brooklyn.

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    30 mins

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