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Nevil Shute
Broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis selects 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice' novelist Nevil Shute. With Francine Stock. From 2005.
Broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis attempts to convince presenter Francine Stock of the "greatness" of engineer and writer Nevil Shute.
He managed to combine a scientific and literary career, writing such bestsellers as 'A Town Like Alice' and 'On the Beach'.
With Heather Mayfield (Nevil Shute's eldest daughter).
Producer: John Byrne
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005.
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