Literature
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Archive on 4. My Sylvia Plath. Audio, 57 minutes
Emily Berry presents a personal meditation on the life and afterlife of Sylvia Plath.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Essay. Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves, 1000 Coils of Fear. Audio, 14 minutes
Tom Smith reads Olivia Wenzel’s novel, which was longlisted for 2020's German Book Prize.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves, The Heir of Redclyffe. Audio, 14 minutes
Clare Walker-Gore revisits Charlotte M Yonge's best-selling novel from 1853.
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- Posted8 February 2023
The Essay. Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves, Tales from the Garbage Hills. Audio, 14 minutes
Sarah Jilani reads Latife Tekin’s magical realist novel about 1960s Istanbul shanty towns.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves, Iola Leroy. Audio, 14 minutes
Xine Yao reads the first novel by African American writer Frances EW Harper (1825-1911).
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- Posted6 February 2023
The Essay. Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves, The Paradise Crater. Audio, 14 minutes
Sarah Dillon tells us about the nuclear short story by atomic energy adviser Philip Wylie.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted5 February 2023
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- Posted31 January 2023
Profile. Hanif Kureishi. Audio, 15 minutes
The writer whose updates from his hospital bed are captivating the world.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted16 January 2023
Sunday Feature. Unlocking Anne. Audio, 44 minutes
Clare Pollard pieces together the life and work of forgotten 16th-century poet Anne Lock.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted6 January 2023
The Forum. Forugh Farrokhzad: A trailblazing voice for women in Iran. Audio, 39 minutes
How the courage and audacity of an Iranian writer continues to inspire
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Warsan Shire on a Nation of Poets. Audio, 28 minutes
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire investigates and showcases Somalia's rich poetic life.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted29 December 2022
