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Tobias Menzies & Gytha Lodge

4 Extra Debut. Tobias Menzies, Gytha Lodge and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Rachel Cusk, Judith Kerr, and Helen Garner. From 2021.

Actor Tobias Menzies and crime writer Gytha Lodge join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Rachel Cusk, Judith Kerr, and Helen Garner.

Transit by Rachel Cusk
Publisher: Jonathan Cape ( Faber)

The Spare Room by Helen Garner
Publisher: Canongate Canons

The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2021.

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28 minutes

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Tue 30 Jun 2026 10:00

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  • Tue 16 Feb 2021 16:30
  • Tue 30 Jun 2026 10:00
  • Tue 30 Jun 2026 16:00
  • Wed 1 Jul 2026 00:00

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