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Radio 4,05 Oct 2025,29 mins

John Niven

Bookclub

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Led by presenter, James Naughtie, the writer John Niven speaks to Radio 4's Bookclub programme about his 2008 novel, Kill Your Friends, which is a darkly comic satire of the UK music industry, as told through the perspective of the sadistic, Steven Stelfox, an A&R executive (Artists and Repertoire) for a London record label. The year is 1997, the height of the Britpop era, and Stelfox has his eyes on promotion. This recording takes place in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland studios in Glasgow, Pacific Quay. Producer: Dominic Howell Editor: Gillian Wheelan It was a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio Scotland production.

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