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Front Row - Fri, 10 Jul 2009
Front Row - Fri, 10 Jul 2009
The publishing industry like most businesses is struggling in the recession, but one type of book has been selling as quickly as it could be printed - the celebrity memoir.
The autobiographies of Paul O'Grady, Dawn French, Julie Walters, Michael Parkinson and Alan Carr have now sold over two and a half million hard back copies between them. Unusually for this genre, the books are self-written and genuinely revealing.
In a special edition of Front Row, Mark Lawson speaks to these authors - and others - about why they decided to set down their lives.
The autobiographies of Paul O'Grady, Dawn French, Julie Walters, Michael Parkinson and Alan Carr have now sold over two and a half million hard back copies between them. Unusually for this genre, the books are self-written and genuinely revealing.
In a special edition of Front Row, Mark Lawson speaks to these authors - and others - about why they decided to set down their lives.
- Broadcast on:
- BBC Radio 4, 7:15pm Friday 10th July 2009
- Duration:
- 30 minutes
- Available until:
- 12:00am Thursday 1st January 2099
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