The Book Club: playwright Michael Frayn on the joys and perils of technology
Best of the Spectator · The Spectator
May 27, 202024m 14s
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Show Notes
<div>My guest for this week’s Book Club podcast is the great Michael Frayn, talking about his new book of sketches <em>Magic Mobile</em>, lockdown life, the joys and perils of technology, adapting Spies for the screen - and how his muse has changed as he gets older.<br><br>The Book Club is a series of literary interviews and discussions on the latest releases in the world of publishing, from poetry through to physics. Presented by Sam Leith, The Spectator's Literary Editor. Hear past episodes <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/book-club">here</a>.<br><br><em>Click </em><a href="https://subscription.spectator.co.uk/?prom=A558G&pkgcode=03"><em>here</em></a><em> to try four weeks of the Spectator for free and get a free wireless charger.</em></div>
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