The Big Read: Battle of the Books | Catch 22 v War and Peace
Based on Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Sandy Toksvig hosts discussion with John Walsh and Ian MacMillan on the choice between Joseph Keller's Catch 22 and Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC Four
- Duration: 28'44''
- Broadcast date: 2003
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
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