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Talking Books Series 1 Episodes

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  1. Colm Toibin

    14/14 Razia Iqbal talks to Colm Toibin about the influence of the great Irish writers.

  2. Rose Tremain

    13/14 Rose Tremain discusses her work, her ideas and being an author in the 21st century.

  3. Tony Harrison

    12/14 Featuring Tony Harrison, who has been described as the 'alternative poet laureate'.

  4. Salman Rushdie

    11/14 Sir Salman Rushdie tells Razia Iqbal why he wrote his new book for his second son, Milan.

  5. Jonathan Franzen

    10/14 Razia Iqbal discusses Jonathan Franzen's new novel 'Freedom'.

  6. Michael Morpugo

    9/14 Michael Morpurgo explains why his books for children tackle war, loss and injustice.

  7. Robert Harris

    8/14 Razia Iqbal asks Robert Harris how much the New Labour era has informed his work.

  8. David Grossman

    7/14 Razia Iqbal talks to Israeli writer David Grossman about his book To The End of the Land.

  9. PD James

    6/14 Razia Iqbal asks PD James about the complexities of writing crime novels.

  10. Victoria Hislop

    5/14 Victoria Hislop talks to Razia Iqbal about her work.

  11. Andrea Levy

    4/14 Andrea Levy tells Razia Iqbal about the pressures of writing another book.

  12. Hanif Kureishi

    3/14 Hanif Kureishi talks to Razia Iqbal about his recently published collected short stories.

  13. Philip Pullman

    2/14 Razia Iqbal talks to Philip Pullman about his radical reworking of the Bible stories.

  14. Ian McEwan

    1/14 Razia Iqbal asks Ian McEwan about how he copes with being seen as our national novelist.