Sidetracks
First broadcast from 20000814 to 20000818.
5 episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Letters From Paris | 20000814 | John Sessions reads five enchanting digressions about literary lives by biographer Richard Holmes. Abridged by Jill Waters. 1: `Letters from Paris'. A record of the author's time in Paris. |
| 02 | Gautier In London | 20000815 | By Richard Holmes, read by John Sessions and abridged by Jill Waters. 2: `Gautier in London'. A French journalist observes Victorian England. |
| 03 | Boswell Among The Tulips | 20000816 | By Richard Holmes, read by John Sessions and abridged by Jill Waters. 3: `Boswell among the Tulips'. The young James Boswell is sent to Holland for moral improvement. |
| 04 | Monsieur Nadar | 20000817 | By Richard Holmes, read by John Sessions and abridged by Jill Waters. 4: `Monsieur Nadar'. The pioneer of portrait photography in France. |
| 05 | M R James And Others | 20000818 | By Richard Holmes, read by John Sessions and abridged by Jill Waters. 5: `M R James and Others'. From where did the Cambridge don conjure his ghostly companions? |