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Bookclub - Carol Ann Duffy - BBC Sounds

Bookclub - Carol Ann Duffy - BBC Sounds

Carol Ann DuffyCarol Ann Duffy

Released On: 05 Dec 2004

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James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets.

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