Andy Miller and John Mitchinson, a/k/a/ Leavis & Butthead, return with another episode of the podcast which gives new life to old books. In this episode they're joined by Jonathan Coe, author of The Rotter's Club and Oh! What A Carve Up amongst others, to discuss the life and work of David Nobbs, best known as the creator of Reginald Perrin.
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2'12 - Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
9'08 - The Holly Tree - Charles Dickens
16'34 - It Had To Be You by David Nobbs
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