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The classicist Mary Beard and writer Bidisha talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books, in an edition recorded in front of an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Books discussed:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
The Odyssey by Homer
Producer: Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
By BBC Radio 44.7
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The classicist Mary Beard and writer Bidisha talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books, in an edition recorded in front of an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Books discussed:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
The Odyssey by Homer
Producer: Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.

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