Richard Osman's love of language
Richard Osman talks in depth to Michael Rosen about his life in language: from growing up loving TV and sports, to working on Pointless and then writing The Thursday Murder Club.
Richard Osman talks in depth to Michael Rosen about his life in language: from growing up loving TV and sports, to working on Pointless and then writing The Thursday Murder Club. And you can download the longer Word of Mouth podcast version to hear their conversation in full. Download button on the 成人快手 programme page.
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"I couldn't quite work out how to write a book at all."
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- Tue 21 Feb 2023 16:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Mon 27 Feb 2023 23:00成人快手 Radio 4
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