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Jason Watkins & Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

The actor and the journalist share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.

Jason Watkins chooses Vladimir Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark as his good read, and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown champions a book with some similar themes, The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Harriett's selection is The People on Privilege Hill, Jane Gardam's book of short stories.

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Producer Sally Heaven

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28 minutes

Last on

Fri 18 Jun 2021 23:00

Broadcasts

  • Tue 15 Jun 2021 16:30
  • Fri 18 Jun 2021 23:00

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