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Sally Beauman

Sally Beauman, author of Rebecca's Tale, joins James Naughtie to discuss Rebecca.

First broadcast: 01 Jun 2003

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P. D. James

James Naughtie talks to crime writer P. D. James about her novel Original Sin.

First broadcast: 04 May 2003

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Beryl Bainbridge

Beryl Bainbridge talks about her novel An Awfully Big Adventure.

First broadcast: 06 Apr 2003

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William Trevor

William Trevor talks to James Naughtie about his short story collection After Rain.

First broadcast: 02 Mar 2003

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Salman Rushdie

James Naughtie hosts a discussion with Salman Rushdie about his novel Midnight's Children.

First broadcast: 02 Feb 2003

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Alan Bennett

James Naughtie talks to the much-loved author Alan Bennett about his memoir Writing Home.

First broadcast: 05 Jan 2003

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Jilly Cooper

James Naughtie talks to bestselling author Jilly Cooper about her racy novel Polo.

First broadcast: 01 Dec 2002

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Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson talks about her award-winning book the Illustrated Mum.

First broadcast: 03 Nov 2002

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Barbara Vine

Barbara Vine talks about her haunting novel A Dark Adapted Eye.

First broadcast: 06 Oct 2002

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William Dalrymple

Travel writer William Dalrymple talks about his book From the Holy Mountain.

First broadcast: 01 Sep 2002

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou talks about volume one of her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

First broadcast: 04 Aug 2002

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David Grossman

James Naughtie talks to David Grossman about his book See Under Love.

First broadcast: 07 Jul 2002

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Michael Frayn

James Naughtie and a studio audience meet Michael Frayn to talk about Headlong.

First broadcast: 02 Jun 2002

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Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa talks about his novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.

First broadcast: 05 May 2002

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Kazuo Ishiguro

A group of readers, James Naughtie and Kazuo Ishiguro discuss The Remains of The Day.

First broadcast: 07 Apr 2002

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Rose Tremain

James Naughtie meets Rose Tremain to discuss her novel Music and Silence.

First broadcast: 03 Mar 2002

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J G Ballard

James Naughtie talks to J G Ballard about his classic war novel Empire of the Sun.

First broadcast: 03 Feb 2002

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Ian Rankin

James Naughtie talks to Ian Rankin about his books: Knots and Crosses and The Falls.

First broadcast: 10 Jan 2002

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Nick Hornby

James Naughtie and a studio audience meet novelist Nick Hornby to discuss About A Boy.

First broadcast: 02 Dec 2001

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Helen Dunmore

James Naughtie meets novelist Helen Dunmore to discuss her novel Talking to the Dead.

First broadcast: 04 Nov 2001

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Wendy Cope

James Naughtie looks at the work of Wendy Cope, one of Britain's most popular poets.

First broadcast: 07 Oct 2001

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Doris Lessing

James Naughtie talks to the Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing about The Grass is Singing.

First broadcast: 02 Sep 2001

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Martin Amis

Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with James Naughtie.

First broadcast: 09 Aug 2001

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Amy Tan - The Kitchen God's Wife

James Naughtie talks to Chinese-American writer Amy Tan about The Kitchen God's Wife.

First broadcast: 01 Jul 2001

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Annie Proulx - The Shipping News

Annie Proulx talks about her novel of life in far-flung Newfoundland, The Shipping News.

First broadcast: 03 Jun 2001

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James Ellroy - The Black Dahlia

James Naughtie and author James Ellroy discuss Ellroy's thriller noir, The Black Dahlia.

First broadcast: 06 May 2001

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Margaret Drabble

James Naughtie talks to Margaret Drabble about her novel The Witch of Exmoor.

First broadcast: 01 Apr 2001

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Joe Simpson

James Naughtie talks to mountaineer Joe Simpson about his book Touching the Void.

First broadcast: 04 Mar 2001

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Penelope Lively

James Naughtie talks to Penelope Lively about her Booker Prize winning novel Moon Tiger.

First broadcast: 04 Feb 2001

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Tony Parsons

Tony Parsons discusses his book Man and Boy, with the reading circle of HMP Coldingley.

First broadcast: 07 Jan 2001

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