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Colin Dexter & Russell James

Louise Doughty, Colin Dexter and Russell James discuss books by Martha Gelhorn, AE Housman and Jill Dawson. From August 2001.

Louise Doughty is joined by crime writers Colin Dexter and Russell James to talk about favourite paperbacks by Martha Gelhorn, AE Housman and Jill Dawson. From 2001.

Collected Poems by AE Housman
Publisher: Penguin

The View From the Ground by Martha Gelhorn
Publisher: Granta

Fred and Edie
Publisher: Sceptre.

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  • Tue 7 Aug 2001 16:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 12 Aug 2001 23:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 22 Feb 2016 18:30
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  • Tue 23 Feb 2016 00:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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