Andy Miller

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Stephen, before we go, is there anything you feel we haven't covered that you would like to say about Oscar Wilde?

That was wonderful.

I think John and I and all the listeners, we're so grateful to you for making the time and coming in and giving us real insight into this wonderful text.

One last thought.

You know your original question about the letter.

It strikes me listening to you, Stephen, that...

Actually, what he produced in De Profundis is a secular gospel, isn't it?

It's a religious text that isn't religious.

It isn't self-help.

He's not setting himself up as a philosopher.

He's created something that is so original.

And the fact that it didn't solve all his problems, that he did end up... For everybody, every broken person out there, he is a kind of... He is a secular saint.

Thanks, Stephen.

Thanks, Johnny.

Bye.

And we'd also like to thank Reduced Listening.

for the extract from their programme, Oscar Wilde's Letter From The Inside, producers Jodie Waldman and Jeremy Mortimer.