Ysenda Maxtone Graham

A gaping hole in the week

They were two of my most difficult guests on Midweek, says Libby Purves, recalling 33 years of hosting the Radio 4 programme

  • That Was the Midweek That Was

    Libby Purves

    Songsend Books, pp. 71

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