169. Clutching at Cheese Straws with Robert Harris

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

BBC

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.8 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Novelist Robert Harris joins Fi Glover and Jane Garvey for this week's Fortunately podcast. As Jane's 'literary god' he gets quizzed on his new book V2 and other topics he has explored, such as Roman Pompeii. Robert gives an insight into his reading habits, his literary rivals and possibly cooks up the next idea with Jane. Before his arrival there are bread failures, wreaths and world beating exhaustion. Get in touch: [email protected]

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0:00.0	BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:04.6	Jean, it says at the top of my screen, it says talking.
0:07.5	Thee Glover, at the moment, you say something.
0:09.6	Hello.
0:10.8	Talking, Jane Garvey, talking.
0:12.9	It's good. I love the words talking and Jane Garvey close together.
0:15.9	Excellent.
0:16.7	So, do you think that might be the title for your new, er,
0:20.9	hot digger-ty interview show, talking?
0:23.7	Talking, yes.
0:26.4	The BBC is pro to bring you, fortunately,
0:28.7	with Thee and Jane.
0:29.9	Another collection of the random and unrelated,
0:32.5	Thee Glover and Jane Garvey.
0:34.6	Now, handily available in podcast form.
0:42.8	It's actually, isn't it a good day?
0:44.4	We need to say which day it is.
0:45.7	It's, er, what day is it?
0:47.5	It's the second of December.
0:50.5	It's second of December, but it's also
0:52.5	vaccine accessibility day.
0:54.5	It is. It's a yes.
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