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Iain Banks
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 1997
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week's castaway is an author. In his book The Wasp Factory, the teenage protagonist tortures insects, experiments with bombs and kills a brother and a cousin. But, says Iain Banks, that was "just a phase he was going through". He tells Sue Lawley how, as a writer, he has not developed the filters that most adults do and so views the world with childlike eyes, describing what he sees. And this world, he feels, is very often a violent and terrifying one. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Mohammed's Radio by Warren Zevon
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Luxury: Front Seat Of A Porsche
Book: The Complete Monty Python Television Scripts by Monty Python
Luxury: Front Seat Of A Porsche
Released:
Aug 24, 1997
Format:
Podcast episode
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