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The Betrothed - Episode 2
John Yorke explores the Italian 19th century classic novel The Betrothed.
The Manxman
John Yorke looks at The Manxman by Sir Thomas Hall Caine.
A Many-Splendoured Thing - Episode 1
John Yorke delves into Han Suyin’s fascinating love story A Many-Splendoured Thing.
A Many-Splendoured Thing - Episode 2
Kiss of the Spider Woman
John Yorke explores the classic of modern Argentinian literature, Kiss of the Spiderwoman.
A Grain of Wheat
John Yorke looks at A Grain of Wheat, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s groundbreaking Kenyan novel.
Comet in Moominland
John Yorke takes a look at Tove Jansson's 1946 novel Comet in Moominland.
The Greatest Gift
John Yorke takes a look at Philip Van Doren Stern’s short story, The Greatest Gift.
Our Man in Havana - Episode 1
John Yorke looks at Graham Greene’s classic dark comedy, Our Man in Havana.
Our Man in Havana - Episode 2
John Yorke looks into the dark comedy classic, Our Man in Havana.
Tam O'Shanter
John Yorke explores Robert Burns’s only long form narrative poem, Tam O’Shanter.
Siddhartha
John Yorke explores the book that embodies the soul of the counterculture – Siddhartha.
Cane
John Yorke looks at Jean Toomer’s Cane about African American life in 1920s America.
& Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 1
John Yorke explores a ground-breaking short story – Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier.
& Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 2
John Yorke explores two more of Daphne du Maurier’s short stories.
Heart of Darkness
John Yorke explores Conrad’s controversial and deeply enigmatic novella Heart of Darkness.
The Sportswriter
John Yorke looks at The Sportswriter by Richard Ford.
The Shell Seekers
John Yorke explores Rosamunde Pilcher’s 1987 global bestseller, The Shell Seekers.
My Mother Said I Never Should
John Yorke looks at Charlotte Keatley’s 1987 play My Mother Said I Never Should.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
John Yorke explores Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth.
The Raiders - Episode 1
John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.
The Raiders - Episode 2
Orwell vs. Kafka: The Trial
John Yorke interrogates Franz Kafka's classic novel The Trial.
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 Man Who Disappeared
John Yorke explores Franz Kafka's first novel, The Man Who Disappeared.
Frankenstein
John Yorke explores the themes and background to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Death at La Fenice
John Yorke looks at Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon’s first Commissario Brunetti novel.
Clear Light of Day - Episode 1
John Yorke explores Anita Desai’s novel Clear Light of Day.
Clear Light of Day - Episode 2
Robinson Crusoe
John Yorke looks at Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
Hard Times - Episode 1
John Yorke takes a look at Charles Dickens’ classic novel Hard Times.
