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Based on The Wasp Factory  by Iain Banks

Jonathan Fulford talks to the writer Maya Angelou in New York about her life and her writing. We see her reading extracts from her autobiography "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings". "The Wasp Factory" a curious and comic first novel by Iain Banks, concerning the macabre obsessions of 16 year old Frank who inhabits a weird world of murder and madness.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 11'45''
  • Broadcast date: 1984
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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The Wasp Factory  | BBC Scotland | 2022

The Big Scottish Book Club | Series 4: Episode 5

The readers and booksellers of Wigtown discuss Scottish classic The Wasp Factory, by Iain Banks, and suggest some recommended reads.
The Wasp Factory  | BBC One Scotland | 2016

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