Book Four - Cast

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63 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Hermione Lee Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	37	Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Humphrey Carpenter Self - Interviewee / Self Self - Interviewee / Self See fewer	3	Jackanory (1965)
Margaret Forster Self / Self - Interviewee Self / Self - Interviewee See fewer	3	Georgy Girl (1966)
Peter Ackroyd Self Self See fewer	3	The Limehouse Golem (2016)
J.G. Ballard Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	Empire of the Sun (1987)
Michael Holroyd Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	Carrington (1995)
Athol Fugard Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	Gandhi (1982)
Claire Rayner Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	Bob Martin (2000)
Michael Billington Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	Omnibus (1967)
Umberto Eco Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	The Name of the Rose (1986)
Angela Carter Self / Self - Interviewee Self / Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	The Company of Wolves (1984)
Adam Mars-Jones Self Self See fewer	2	The Book Game (1982)
Jill Neville Self Self See fewer	2	Cover to Cover (1986)
Len Deighton Self - interviewee Self - interviewee See fewer	1	The Ipcress File (1965)
Fay Weldon Self - interviewee Self - interviewee See fewer	1	She-Devil (1989)
William Boyd Self - interviewee Self - interviewee See fewer	1	The Trench (1999)
P.D. James Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Children of Men (2006)
Cynthia Payne Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Lily Savage Show (1997)
Peter York Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Timeshift (2002)
Paul Bailey Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Omnibus (1967)
Kazuo Ishiguro Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Living (2022)
Raymond Briggs Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Snowman (1982)
Dick Francis Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Dead Cert (1974)
Denis Norden Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
Julian Mitchell Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Inspector Morse (1987)
Mary Stewart Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Moon-Spinners (1964)
Amos Oz Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
Ken Livingstone Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Snakes and Ladders (1989)
George Melly Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Take a Girl Like You (1970)
John Wainwright Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Under Suspicion (2000)
H.R.F. Keating Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Perfect Murder (1988)
Nicholas Mosley Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Story of a Love Story (1973)
Katharine Whitehorn Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	In Their Opinion (1962)
James Fenton Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Les Misérables (2012)
Maggie Gee Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Broads & Bombers; a Wartime Experiment in Manpower (2016)
Peter Porter Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Muses with Milligan (1964)
John Spurling Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Once Upon a Time (1973)
Robert Skidelsky Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Capitalism (2014)
Fred Halliday Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Thinking Aloud (1984)
Douglas Dunn Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Play for Today (1970)
Gore Vidal Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Gattaca (1997)
Germaine Greer Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Extras (2005)
Alan Coren Self Self See fewer	1	The Punch Review (1975)
Alasdair Gray Self Self See fewer	1	Poor Things (2023)
Martin Amis Self Self See fewer	1	The Zone of Interest (2023)
Alice Walker Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Color Purple (1985)
Lindsay Anderson Self Self See fewer	1	If.... (1968)
Iris Murdoch Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Italian Girl (II)
Anita Brookner Self Self See fewer	1	Screen Two (1985)
Peter Carey Self Self See fewer	1	Bliss (1985)
John Carey Self Self See fewer	1	A Shot at Glory (2000)
Liz Lochhead Self Self See fewer	1	Small Faces (1995)
Mary-Lou Jennings Self Self See fewer	1	Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000)
Charles Madge Self Self See fewer	1	Book Four (1982)
Agnes Owens Self Self See fewer	1	The Lighthouse (2006)
Zoe Fairbairns Self Self See fewer	1	Book Four (1982)
Geoffrey Hill Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Newsnight (1980)
James Kelman Self Self See fewer	1	Dirt Road to Lafayette (2018)
Maureen Freely Self Self See fewer	1	Turks at the Royal Academy (2005)
Frances Mulloy Self Self See fewer	1	Book Four (1982)
Geoffrey Wheatcroft Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Sunday Programme (1994)
Martyn Goff Self Self See fewer	1	Book Four (1982)
E.P. Thompson Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Opinions (1982)