6 July 2014
Episode 261
01 hour
Andrew Tuck and Tom Edwards meet Isabelle Legeron, master of wine and author of a new book on the joys of natural vines. Plus, one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent novelists, Romesh Gunesekera, discusses his new collection of stories, and veteran journalist Tim Parks talks about his new murder mystery.
6 July 2014
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