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Nick Hornby & Carlo Rovelli

4 Extra Debut. Nick Hornby, Carlo Rovelli and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Viv Albertine, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Tobias Wolf. From 2020.

Author Nick Hornby and Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Viv Albertine, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Tobias Wolf. From 2020.

‘Throw Away, Unopened’ by Viv Albertine.
Publisher: Faber

‘White Nights’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: Penguin

‘Old School’ by Tobias Wolff
Publisher: Bloomsbury

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in January 2020.

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Tue 25 Nov 2025 10:00

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  • Tue 28 Jan 2020 16:30
  • Tue 25 Nov 2025 10:00
  • Tue 25 Nov 2025 16:00
  • Wed 26 Nov 2025 00:00

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