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The Secret Life of Books

Classic books are reconsidered by returning to the writers

The Secret Life of Books Episodes

Shakespeare's First Folio

The Secret Life Of Books - Shakespeare's First Folio

Series which uncovers the story behind the creation of six classic books. Simon Russell Beale looks at what we can learn from Shakespeare's First Folio.

08-11-2023

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Great Expectations

The Secret Life Of Books - Great Expectations

Series which uncovers the story behind the creation of six classic books. Tony Jordan brings his writer's insight to Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.

29-03-2023

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Jane Eyre

The Secret Life Of Books - Jane Eyre

Series uncovering the story behind the creation of six classic books. Journalist Bidisha revisits Charlotte Bronte's classic novel after first reading it as a teenager.

26-04-2022

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The Mabinogion

The Secret Life Of Books - The Mabinogion

Cerys Matthews tells the story of one of the great literary treasures of the medieval world, The Mabinogion, ancient tales that were later translated from Welsh.

01-03-2021

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Mrs Dalloway

The Secret Life Of Books - Mrs Dalloway

Uncovering the stories behind the creation of six classic British books. Alexandra Harris shows how Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway re-imagined what a novel might be.

16-09-2014

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