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Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Presented by Antonia Quirke. Writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz talks about Colette, the true story of the author who had to use her husband's name to publish her novels.

With Antonia Quirke.

Writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz talks about Colette, the true story of the author who had to use her husband's name to publish her novels. And she reveals the difference between writing for the screen and for the stage, and why she really doesn't like handing in a movie script not knowing how it will turn out.

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28 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 May 2019 23:00

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  • Thu 2 May 2019 16:00
  • Sun 5 May 2019 23:00

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