Episode 147: Heading to Edinburgh; Mercury Prize Nominees; Amis vs McEwan

Update: 2023-08-23

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Ahead of their annual visit to Edinburgh, Charles and Graham wonder if the revived Edinburgh International Film Festival can revive the magic in its 76th year.

How big is the real audience for this year's crop of new albums and this year's Mercury Prize nominees?

Graham gives his thoughts on what two of the most successful British novels of the last 30 years (Ian McEwan's Amsterdam and Martin Amis's Time's Arrow) say about British writers.

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Episode 147: Heading to Edinburgh; Mercury Prize Nominees; Amis vs McEwan

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Episode 147: Heading to Edinburgh; Mercury Prize Nominees; Amis vs McEwan

Episode 147: Heading to Edinburgh; Mercury Prize Nominees; Amis vs McEwan