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ON NOW : The History Hour
Africa United

The History Hour Fifty years of the African Union, the murder of Aldo Moro, plus surviving a nuclear attack

ON NEXT : 23:01 BBC News

Talking Books

Talking Books Episode guide

  1. Michael Frayn

    Playwright and novelist Michael Frayn on why he wants to make his readers laugh

    First broadcast: 27 May 2013

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  2. Tracy Chevalier

    Historical novelist Tracy Chevalier on why she wants to bring the past to life

    First broadcast: 20 May 2013

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    over a year left to listen

  3. Aminatta Forna

    Why author Aminatta Forna is drawn to the topics of betrayal, love and loss

    First broadcast: 13 May 2013

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    over a year left to listen

  4. Mohsin Hamid

    Award-winning Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid on his passion for fiction

    First broadcast: 06 May 2013

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    over a year left to listen

  5. Paul Auster

    Razia Iqbal talks to US author Paul Auster about his work, and his book Winter Journal.

    First broadcast: 29 Oct 2012

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    over a year left to play

  6. Joyce Carol Oates

    The prolific writer and academic Joyce Carol Oates on how she finds work rewarding

    First broadcast: 22 Oct 2012

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    over a year left to play

  7. Richard Ford

    "I'm dyslexic... I see language as objects on a page" author Richard Ford on writing

    First broadcast: 15 Oct 2012

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    over a year left to play

  8. Toni Morrison

    How much has changed for black Americans since Obama entered the White House?

    First broadcast: 08 Oct 2012

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    over a year left to play

  9. Justin Cartwright

    Razia Iqbal's guest is the novelist Justin Cartwright

    First broadcast: 05 Dec 2011

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    over a year left to play

  10. Nawal Al Saadawi

    Razia Iqbal talks to the feminist campaigner Nawal Al Saadawi.

    First broadcast: 28 Nov 2011

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    over a year left to play

  11. Alaa Al Aswany

    Razia Iqbal talks to the Egyptian author of the bestselling Yacoubian Building.

    First broadcast: 21 Nov 2011

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    over a year left to play

  12. Jeffrey Eugenides

    Razia Iqbal talks to him about being an immigrant in the melting pot of the United States.

    First broadcast: 14 Nov 2011

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    over a year left to play

  13. Caryl Phillips

    Caryl Phillips on how travel and life as an immigrant has shaped his writing.

    First broadcast: 07 Nov 2011

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    over a year left to play

  14. Susan Hill

    Razia Iqbal talks to her about The Woman in Black which is about to be released as a film.

    First broadcast: 31 Oct 2011

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    over a year left to play

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