• 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
  • Graeme Macrae Burnet
    Nov 24 2024

    Presenter James Crawford talks to Booker Prize-shortlisted writer Graeme Macrae Burnet about his new book, A Case of Matricide, the concluding part of his trilogy of Gorski novels. With the help of crime novelist Louise Welsh, Macrae Burnet explores three other works that have influenced his new book. His choices were: Georges Simenon's The Little Man From Archangel, La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe and L’Assommoir by Emile Zola. Presenter: James Crawford Producer: Dominic Howell Editor: Annie McGuire A BBC AUDIO SCOTLAND PRODUCTION FOR BBC RADIO FOUR.

    Presenter: James Crawford Producer: Dominic Howell Editor: Annie McGuire

    A BBC AUDIO SCOTLAND PRODUCTION FOR BBC RADIO FOUR.

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    28 mins