The Many Primes of Muriel Spark

Kirsty Wark presents a celebration of the author

Kirsty Wark presents a celebration of the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, in a programme originally shown in 2018 to mark the centenary of her birth. She revisits Spark's Edinburgh roots, talks to biographer Alan Taylor and conducts the first televised interview with Penelope Jardine, who was a close friend of the writer for 40 years. With contributions from AL Kennedy, Janice Galloway, Ali Smith, William Boyd and Val McDermid