John and Andy are joined by Unbound co-founder and co-author of Crap Towns Dan Kieran and returning guest Dr Una McCormack, NYT bestselling novelist and co-director of the Anglia Ruskin University Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King, the third part of The Lord of the Rings. Andy also talks about Russell Hoban's classic Riddley Walker, while John has been reading Crudo, the acclaimed new novel by Olivia Laing.

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6'15 - Sons and Lovers by D H Lawrence6'32 - Happy by Nicola Barker

6'56 - The Krull House by Georges Simenon

7'51 As Time Goes By - Derek Taylor

8'17 Riddley Walker by Russel Hoben

13'45 Crudo by Olivia Laing

18'53 - The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien

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