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Faulks On Fiction

2011-02-05 Documentary 0

Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks presents a major four part series on the brilliance of the British novel and its characters.

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Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks presents a major four part series on the brilliance of the British novel and its characters.

  • First Aired
    2011-02-05
  • Last Aired
    2011-02-26
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    4
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    BBC Two
Keywords:
miniseries books

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  • Season 1
The Hero

1. The Hero

In this episode, Faulks looks at how the hero in literature and ideas of heroism have evolved over the...More
In this episode, Faulks looks at how the hero in literature and ideas of heroism have evolved over the last 300 years, from Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe to Martin Amis's John Self.Less
60mins 2011-02-05
The Lover

2. The Lover

In episode two of Sebastian Faulks's series on the English novel, he looks at how literary lovers have...More
In episode two of Sebastian Faulks's series on the English novel, he looks at how literary lovers have taught us the truth about love, from Jane Austen's Mr Darcy to Alan Hollinghurst's Nick Guest.Less
60mins 2011-02-12
The Snob

3. The Snob

Sebastian Faulks looks at how novelists from Jane Austen to Monica Ali have used snobs as their secr...More
Sebastian Faulks looks at how novelists from Jane Austen to Monica Ali have used snobs as their secret weapon. With contributions from Tim Lott, Alain de Botton, John Carey and Monica Ali.Less
60mins 2011-02-19
The Villain

4. The Villain

Sebastian looks at how the characterization of the villain has grown in British novels over the past 3...More
Sebastian looks at how the characterization of the villain has grown in British novels over the past 3 centuries, from Lovelace in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa to Barbara in Zoe Heller's Notes on a Scandal.Less
60mins 2011-02-26

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Cast

Sebastian Faulks

Sebastian Faulks
Himself - Presenter