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S5, Ep7 Childhood reading: a conversation with Sam Leith

S5, Ep7 Childhood reading: a conversation with Sam Leith

Update: 2025-07-05
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Why are naughty children so appealing as characters?


Do you have to be a nice person to write children's books?


Was Walt Disney a villain?


We ask Sam Leith, the author of 'The Haunted Wood, A History of Childhood Reading' these questions, and many more 


Produced by Camilla Akers-Douglas and Henrietta McMicking 


Sound editing by Lou Sawdy 


Theme music by James Burrell Music


 

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S5, Ep7 Childhood reading: a conversation with Sam Leith

S5, Ep7 Childhood reading: a conversation with Sam Leith

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