Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes

tv show

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3 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired October 17, 2016

Overview

Andrew Marr deconstructs detective fiction, fantasy epics and spy novels - the books we really read. He unpicks their conventions to show how these books keep us turning the page.

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Spies

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 1h 0m

Air Date

October 31, 2016

Overview

What is the allure of the classic espionage story? As Andrew Marr argues in the conclusion to his series about the books we (really) read, the British spy novel is much more than a cloak-and-dagger affair.