Opening Lines

John Yorke takes a look at Transcription by Kate Atkinson, exploring the book's interweaving timelines that take the reader from 1940 to 1981, and how it uses factual history as raw material, shaping it to explore wider themes of the cost of guilt and betrayal.

Genre: Arts

Running Time: 15 minutes (approx)

When is Opening Lines next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 April 19th, 2:45pm and on BBC Radio 4 April 20th, 2:45pm. See more...

Main Cast

John Yorke
Image for Stephen FryStephen Fry
Di Speirs
Andrew Hussey
Ian Sansom
Simon Richardson
Sue Healy
LA Craig
Cherise Saywell
Colm Tóibín
Laura Thompson
Dr Raj Persaud
Rhiannon Neads
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
AL Kennedy
Image for Dervla KirwanDervla Kirwan
Image for Juliet StevensonJuliet Stevenson
Deborah McAndrew
Liz White
Paul Dodgson