{"product_id":"book-hmpr","title":"The Book That Changed Me: 20 Essays on Influential Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of BBC Radio 3's 'The Essay' strand, \u003ci\u003eThe Book That Changed Me\u003c\/i\u003e features writers, academics and other eminent professionals discussing the literary works that have had the greatest impact on their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating selection contains some of the best episodes from the series, including legendary songwriter Steve Earle on Truman Capote's masterpiece \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e; academic Monica Siddiqui on Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice;\u003c\/i\u003e and Tony Blair's onetime strategist Alastair Campbell on Flaubert's seminal \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned film director Richard Eyre reveals how Angus Calder's social history \u003ci\u003eThe People's War\u003c\/i\u003e evokes memories of his childhood; neurobiologist Colin Blakemore explains why he loves Darwin's lesser-known work, \u003ci\u003eThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals\u003c\/i\u003e; visual artist Tacita Dean describes how Marguerite Yourcenair's \u003ci\u003eFires\u003c\/i\u003e helped her find her voice as a writer, feminist and filmmaker; and David Simon, creator of TV's \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, relates how James Agee's \u003ci\u003eLet Us Now Praise Famous Men\u003c\/i\u003e made him realise the importance of reportage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbing and enlightening, this entertaining collection sheds new light on the intellectual lives of a host of famous names, and celebrates the transformative power of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Smita Patel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on the following dates:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia \u003c\/i\u003eby George Orwell                                                        14 March 2011\u003cbr\u003eWith Alan Johnston\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wrench \u003c\/i\u003eby Primo Levi                                                                             15 March 2011\u003cbr\u003eWith Edmund de Waal\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals \u003c\/i\u003eby Charles Darwin 17 March 2011\u003cbr\u003eWith Colin Blakemore\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003eby Jane Austen                                                              18 March 2011\u003cbr\u003eWith Mona Siddiqui\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOthello \u003c\/i\u003eby William Shakespeare                                                                    25 October 2011\u003cbr\u003eWith Musa Okwonga\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield \u003c\/i\u003eby Charles Dickens                                                          20 January 2014\u003cbr\u003eWith Alan Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e by Truman Capote                                                                   19 January 2015\u003cbr\u003eWith Steve Earle\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Women \u003c\/i\u003eby Louisa May Alcott                                                                20 January 2015\u003cbr\u003eWith Jude Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat a Carve-Up! \u003c\/i\u003eby Jonathan Coe                                                                              21 January 2015\u003cbr\u003eWith Jon Ronson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e by Charles Dickens                                                       22 January 2015\u003cbr\u003eWith Lolita Chakrabarti\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet Us Now Praise Famous Men\u003c\/i\u003e by James Agee                                                      31 October 2016\u003cbr\u003eWith David Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e by Harper Lee                                                              1 November 2016\u003cbr\u003eWith Pauline Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Malcolm X\u003c\/i\u003e by Alex Haley and Malcolm X                  2 November 2016\u003cbr\u003eWith Ben Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFires\u003c\/i\u003e by Marguerite Yourcenair                                                                      3 November 2016\u003cbr\u003eWith Tacita Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe People's War\u003c\/i\u003e by Sir Richard Eyre                                                          4 November 2016\u003cbr\u003eWith Angus Calder\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Jean Rhys                                                                 2 April 2018\u003cbr\u003eWith Afua Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e by Leo Tolstoy                                                                      3 April 2018\u003cbr\u003eWith Henry Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e translated by Richard Francis Burton                            4 April 2018\u003cbr\u003eWith Zarah Hussain\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e by Gustav Flaubert                                                                              5 April 2018\u003cbr\u003eWith Alastair Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePyramids\u003c\/i\u003e by Terry Pratchett                                                                                             6 April 2018\u003cbr\u003eWith Inua Ellams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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