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Artists at Work Episodes

  1. Louis De Bernieres - Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Louis De Bernieres answers questions about his novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

  2. Laura Restrepo - Delirium

    Colombian writer Laura Restrepo discusses her novel Delirium.

  3. Kurt Vonnegut

    Kurt Vonnegut joins an audience to answer questions about his novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

  4. Kazuo Ishiguro

    Kazuo Ishiguro joins listeners to discuss his novel The Remains Of The Day

  5. Jung Chang

    Chinese writer Jung Chang joins a World Service audience to discuss her novel Wild Swans.

  6. Julian Barnes

    Julian Barnes joins a World Service audience to discuss his novel 'Flaubert's Parrot'.

  7. Joyce Carol Oates

    Author of "Blonde" Joyce Carol Oates answers questions about her novel.

  8. John Le Carre

    Interview with John le Carre about his recent novel “The Perfect Spy”.

  9. John Irving

    American author John Irving discusses his bestselling novel 'The World According to Garp'.

  10. Joël Dicker - The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair

    Joël Dicker talks about his novel The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair.

  11. Joanna Trollope

    The World Book Club talks to author Joanna Trollope about her book The Rector's Wife.

  12. Jane Smiley

    Jane Smiley discusses A Thousand Acres, her ambitious re-imagining of King Lear.

  13. Isabelle Allende - The House of Spirits

    Isabel Allende joins an audience to discuss her novel 'The House of the Spirits'.

  14. Irvine Welsh

    Irvine Welsh talks about his books Trainspotting & If You Liked School, You'll Love Work.

  15. Introducing: Artists at Work

    Harriett Gilbert has news about changes coming to the World Book Club podcast

  16. In the Studio: The Bayeux Tapestry

    British Museum prepares for blockbuster exhibition

  17. In the Studio: Poet Leonie Charlton on wildfires

    Leonie Charlton on her new poem about wildfire

  18. In the Studio: Leïla Slimani takes on Tolstoy

    The globally acclaimed French-Moroccan novelist on writing her very first stage play

  19. In the Studio: Jack in the Green

    The Jack in the Green procession is one of the UK's biggest May Day celebrations.

  20. In the Studio: German Synth Music

    In Berlin, three artists have come together to make some unusual music.

  21. Ian Rankin

    Ian Rankin joins an audience of World Service listeners to discuss his novel Black & Blue.

  22. Ian McEwan - Atonement

    Ian McEwan discusses his 20th century familiy saga about the need for atonement

  23. Iain Sinclair

    Interview with Iain Sinclair on his book, 'London Orbital'. Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

  24. Iain Banks

    Iain Banks answers questions about his controversial first novel, The Wasp Factory.

  25. Hanif Kureishi

    Hanif Kureishi joins an audience to discuss his book 'The Buddha of Suburbia'.

  26. Gillian Slovo

    South African novelist, Gillian Slovo talks about her novel 'Red Dust'.

  27. Garrison Keillor - Lake Wobegon Days

    Harriett Gilbert talks to American writer Garrison Keillor on his book Lake Wobegon Days.

  28. Frederick Forsyth - The Day of the Jackal

    Frederick Forsyth joins an audience to discuss his novel 'The Day of the Jackal'.

  29. Frank McCourt

    Frank McCourt joins an audience of listeners to discuss his book Angela's Ashes.

  30. Edna O'Brien

    Irish writer Edna O'Brien discusses her novel about adolescence, The Country Girls.

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