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Orwell vs Kafka: The Man Who Disappeared
John Yorke explores Franz Kafka's first novel, The Man Who Disappeared.

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
John Yorke takes a look at Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

Orwell vs. Kafka: The Trial
John Yorke interrogates Franz Kafka's classic novel The Trial.

The Raiders - Episode 2
John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.

The Raiders - Episode 1
John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.

The Man Who Fell to Earth
John Yorke explores Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth.

My Mother Said I Never Should
John Yorke looks at Charlotte Keatley’s 1987 play My Mother Said I Never Should.

The Shell Seekers
John Yorke explores Rosamunde Pilcher’s 1987 global bestseller, The Shell Seekers.

The Sportswriter
John Yorke looks at The Sportswriter by Richard Ford.

Heart of Darkness
John Yorke explores Conrad’s controversial and deeply enigmatic novella Heart of Darkness.