
Colm Toibin; Dullness as a virtue
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A Brief History of a Dullard
i'll be talking to the historian jane ridley about why a man described as being dull beyond dispute might have found that a positive asset during the political turbulence of the inter war years. My first guest is a writer who appeared on freethinking a couple of months ago discuss his hugely well received last book, the magician. And column tobin joins me because he's just been awarded the david cohen prize for literature.
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