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	Podcast:		Great Lives
	Episode:		Miles Jupp on JL Carr, author of A Month in the Country
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:27:28
	Publish Date:		2025-09-22 14:30:00
	Description:		"I find his novels extraordinarily beautiful .. and they're an excellent length." Miles Jupp picks an author he loves, but knows little about. JL Carr was born in Yorkshire and was a teacher, mapmaker, and an eccentric. Joining the comedian in studio to discuss Carr is a man who knew him well - DJ Taylor - who paints a picture of a man who hated London literary parties and knew how to have fun with anyone sent to interview him. A delightful episode that includes archive of Carr himself, plus Kenneth Branagh reading from his biography, God's Englishman by Byron Rogers. Carr's novel - A Month in the Country - was shortlisted for the Booker and turned into a film starring Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth and Natasha Richardson in 1987. The producer for BBC Studios in Bristol is Miles Warde
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