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Reading the Decades (2002–2002)
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary

Reading the Decades (2002–2002)

TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary

A look at the stories behind the bestselling books in 40 years of post-war Britain, examining what their success says about the decade in which they came out.

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Producers

John Bush | Roger Parsons

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Updated Apr 6, 2002

Release date (First episode)

Apr 6, 2002 (United Kingdom)

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21 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Stephen Fry Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	4	Gosford Park (2001)
Jilly Cooper Self Self See fewer	3	Comedy Playhouse (1961)
Terry Pratchett Self Self See fewer	2	Good Omens (2019)
Jackie Collins Self Self See fewer	2	Danger Man (1960)
Germaine Greer Self Self See fewer	2	Extras (2005)
Joanna Trollope Self Self See fewer	2	The Choir (1995)
David Attenborough Self Self See fewer	1	Blue Planet II (2017)
John le Carré Self Self See fewer	1	The Constant Gardener (2005)
Salman Rushdie Self Self See fewer	1	Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Alice Walker Self Self See fewer	1	The Color Purple (1985)
Ken Follett Self Self See fewer	1	Eye of the Needle (1981)
Frederick Forsyth Self Self See fewer	1	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Wilbur Smith Self Self See fewer	1	Dark of the Sun (1968)
Jack Higgins Self Self See fewer	1	The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Melvyn Bragg Self Self See fewer	1	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Richard Adams Self Self See fewer	1	Watership Down (1978)
Desmond Morris Self Self See fewer	1	Quest for Fire (1981)
Alan Sillitoe Self Self See fewer	1	Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Clive James Self Self See fewer	1	Collins and Maconie's Movie Club (1997)
Quentin Blake Self Self See fewer	1	Jackanory (1965)
Claire Rayner Self Self See fewer	1	Bob Martin (2000)