Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes(2016)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2016-10-17
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
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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Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
Detectives
Air Date: 2016-10-17
In the first episode of a series that explores the books we (really) read, Andrew Marr investigates the curious case ...
E02
Fantasy
Air Date: 2016-10-24
What is it about stories of magic, epic adventure, and imaginary worlds that has turned fantasy fiction into one of t...
E03
Spies
Air Date: 2016-10-31
What is the allure of the classic espionage story? As Andrew Marr argues in the conclusion to his series about the bo...
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