Opening the show Susan Cahill talks with Oxfrod College's Professor Lynda Mugglestone about her exploration of the life and work of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson and the Journey into Words.
In part two Susan takes a look at the final volume of Isaiah Berlin's letters, Affirming: Letters 1975-1997, with one of the book's editors Dr Mark Pottle.
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This week's music to read to
The show opens and closes with The Beatitudes by Vladimir Martynov