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Books to live by with Mariella Frostrup
Don McCullin
Season 1, Ep. 8
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The legendary war photographer Sir Don McCullin talks to Mariella about the books which changed his life including Robinson Crusoe, If This Is A Man by Primo Levi, and Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir series which features the detective Bernie Gunther.
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01:02:43||Season 1, Ep. 10This week Mariella welcome the Irish novelist, poet and playwright Colm Toibin to the podcast to talk about the books that have influenced him throughout his life.7. Francesca Martinez
59:24||Season 1, Ep. 7In this episode Mariella talks to writer, comedian and actress Francesca Martinez to discover the books that have meant most to her throughout her life.7. Laura Linney
47:59||Season 1, Ep. 7Mariella talks to the American actress, multiple Golden Globe and Emmy award winner Laura Linney. The star of Ozark and The Big C takes us through the books that have changed her life, including My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, Armistead Maupin's Tales of The City, and the classic East of Eden. She also talks about her career including working with Clint Eastwood.6. George The Poet
53:43||Season 1, Ep. 6This week's episode sees London born spoken word performer, activist, and podcaster George The Poet talk to Mariella about the books that helped shape his life and outlook, including Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, and the Harry Potter books5. Frank Cottrell-Boyce
51:32||Season 1, Ep. 5This week's guest is the screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce. He talks to Mariella about the books that shaped him, including Maurice Sendack's 'Where The Wild Things Are', 'Naples '44' by Norman Lewis, and the poem 'Saint Kevin and the Blackbird' by Seamus Heaney.4. Deborah Meaden
50:57||Season 1, Ep. 4This week Mariella talks to entrepreneur, businesswoman and star of Dragon's Den, Deborah Meaden. They discuss Deborah's love of literature, dislike of business advice books and the books Deborah has chosen to talk about including Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, and Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything