Episode 2
AL Kennedy explores travel through books. As a world traveller who doesn鈥檛 fly, the writer holds a soft spot for Mervyn Peake鈥檚 winged evangelist, Horace Pye. Read by the author.
鈥淚 had wasted my life by not seeing Sark.鈥�
Writer A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book. The author鈥檚 fear of flying is forgotten when she sets sail for the island where Mervyn Peake set his bizarre, disturbing and delightful novel, 鈥楳r Pye鈥�.
Written and read by A.L. Kennedy
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie and Gaynor Macfarlane
A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee and now stays in North Essex. She is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and radio, including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She performs occasionally in one person shows and as a stand-up comic.
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- Tue 11 Mar 2025 11:45成人快手 Radio 4
- Wed 12 Mar 2025 00:30成人快手 Radio 4