The heroes and villains of political novels

Help

Parliament is famous for backstabbing and mendacious plots, and over the years such scheming has been the source of inspiration for many works of fiction.

The heroes and villains of political novels have now been under scrutiny as part of a literary event to mark National Libraries Day.

Authors joined avid readers to discuss their favourite fictional Parliamentary characters.

BBC Parliament's Emma Murray has the inside story.

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.