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.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC HD
- Duration: 58'44''
- Broadcast date: 2011
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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- Literary Resource
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