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Hiroshima
John Yorke looks at how Hiroshima, the book by John Hersey, changed journalism.
Death at La Fenice
John Yorke looks at Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon鈥檚 first Commissario Brunetti novel.
The Girls of Slender Means
John Yorke takes a look at The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark.
Comet in Moominland
John Yorke takes a look at Tove Jansson's 1946 novel Comet in Moominland.
King Lear - Episode Two
John Yorke takes a look at King Lear, Shakespeare鈥檚 most brutal tragedy.
King Lear - Episode One
John Yorke takes a look at King Lear, Shakespeare鈥檚 most brutal tragedy.
Next Season
John Yorke looks at the theatre novel Next Season by Michael Blakemore.
Underfoot in Show Business
John Yorke looks at Underfoot in Show Business by US writer Helene Hanff.
Casino Royale
John Yorke looks at Casino Royale, the novel by Ian Fleming that introduced James Bond.
London Belongs to Me
Ian Sansom takes a look at Norman Collins鈥檚 novel London Belongs to Me.
