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James Naughtie and readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best known novels. Authors include: Douglas Adams, Alan Bennett, Alice Sebold and Maya Angelou.

Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island.

The Economist was founded in 1843 "to throw white light on the subjects within its range".

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