Opening Lines Episodes Episode guide
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The Princess Bride
John Yorke takes a look at William Goldman鈥檚 metafictional fairytale.
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The Wind in the Willows
John Yorke takes a look at The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
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Northanger Abbey - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
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Northanger Abbey - Episode One
John Yorke looks at how Jane Austen became a writer.
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The Castle of Otranto
John Yorke takes a look at The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.
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Star of the Sea
John Yorke explores Joseph O鈥機onnor鈥檚 novel Star of the Sea, about the Irish Famine.
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
John Yorke looks at the worldwide bestseller A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
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The Cherry Orchard - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov鈥檚 final and most radical play.
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The Cherry Orchard - Episode One
John Yorke takes a look at Anton Chekhov鈥檚 final and most radical play.
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On the Origin of Species
John Yorke investigates Charles Darwin鈥檚 world-changing book On The Origin of Species.
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Treasure Island
John Yorke looks at Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Hiroshima
John Yorke looks at how Hiroshima, the book by John Hersey, changed journalism.
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The Girls of Slender Means
John Yorke takes a look at The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark.
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King Lear - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at King Lear, Shakespeare鈥檚 most brutal tragedy.
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King Lear - Episode One
John Yorke takes a look at King Lear, Shakespeare鈥檚 most brutal tragedy.
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Next Season
John Yorke looks at the theatre novel Next Season by Michael Blakemore.
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Underfoot in Show Business
John Yorke looks at Underfoot in Show Business by US writer Helene Hanff.
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Casino Royale
John Yorke looks at Casino Royale, the novel by Ian Fleming that introduced James Bond.
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London Belongs to Me
Ian Sansom takes a look at Norman Collins鈥檚 novel London Belongs to Me.
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Kramer Versus Kramer
John Yorke looks at Avery Corman鈥檚 1977 bestselling novel Kramer Versus Kramer.
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Brat Farrar
John Yorke investigates Josephine Tey鈥檚 classic story about an imposter, Brat Farrar.
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Spring Awakening - Episode 2
John Yorke looks at Spring Awakening by German dramatist Frank Wedekind.
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Spring Awakening - Episode 1
John Yorke looks at Spring Awakening by German dramatist Frank Wedekind.
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That Hideous Strength - Episode 2
John Yorke looks at CS Lewis鈥檚 novel That Hideous Strength.
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That Hideous Strength - Episode 1
John Yorke looks at CS Lewis鈥檚 novel That Hideous Strength.
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The History of Mr Polly
Ian Sansom takes a look at The History of Mr Polly, the satirical novel by HG Wells.
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The Plague
John Yorke on Albert Camus and his exploration of the absurd in The Plague.
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Episode 2
John Yorke looks at Kate Atkinson鈥檚 debut novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Episode 1
John Yorke looks at Kate Atkinson鈥檚 debut novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
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Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
John Yorke takes a look at Rumer Godden鈥檚 children鈥檚 book Miss Happiness and Miss Flower.
