Birdsong (2012) | Episode 2
Based on Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Epic love story set against the First World War. As Stephen Wraysford recovers from his injuries and prepares for a major offensive, he is haunted by the legacy of his affair.
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Faulks on Fiction | 4: The Villain
Sebastian Faulks looks at villains and how they have evolved over the last three hundred years from theatrical rakes like Lovelace in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa to much more sinister yet much more ordinary characters like Barbara in Zoe Heller's Notes on a Scandal.
Faulks on Fiction | 3: The Snob
Sebastian Faulks looks at how novelists from Jane Austen to Monica Ali have used snobs as their secret weapon. With contributions from Tim Lott, Alain de Botton, John Carey and Monica Ali.