The Essay | Jon Boden
Based on The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Jon Boden, singer with folk band Bellowhead, on how post-apocalyptic literature by writers from John Christopher to Cormac McCarthy influences his work.
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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC Radio 3
- Duration: 13'34''
- Broadcast date: 2012
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
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