When was the  English broadcaster and author whose novel was part of The Cumbrian Trilogy born 
6 October 1939
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} , (born 6 October 1939) is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian.
 He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of "The South Bank Show" (1978–2010), and for the Radio 4 discussion series "In Our Time".
Cumbrian Trilogy
The Cumbrian Trilogy comprises three novels by Melvyn Bragg, published between 1969 and 1980.
Richard House
Richard House is an author, film maker and artist whose novel The Kills was longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize. The Book Club Bible
The Book Club Bible is a non-fiction anthology of literary review, with a foreword by Lionel Shriver, whose novel "We Need To Talk About Kevin" has its own prominent entry.
 Aside from providing a synopsis for each book, the text also features background information on the author, suggested comparison volumes, a detailed historical context and starting points for group discussion.
 The intention of the anthology is to encourage book club members to seek out and discuss important contemporary or classical works. A Place in England
A Place in England is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1970.
 It is the second part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy. Christie Watson
Christie Watson (born 1976) is a British novelist whose novel "Tiny Sunbirds Far Away" won the Costa First Novel Award in the 2011 Costa Book Awards.
 Her second novel "Where Women Are Kings" also won critical praise and has been widely translated. Jeri Massi
Jeri M. Massi (born 1960 in Levittown, Pennsylvania) is a contract technical writer and an Evangelical Christian author whose novel "Valkyries: Some Through the Fire" (2003) was nominated for a Christy Award. Ron Arias
Ronald Francis Arias (born November 30, 1941) is a former senior writer and correspondent for "People magazine" and "People en Español".
 He is also a highly regarded author whose novel "The Road to Tamazunchale" has been recognized as a milestone in Chicano literature. Kingdom Come (Bragg novel)
Kingdom Come is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1980.
 It is the third part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy. The Hired Man
The Hired Man is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1969.
 It is the first part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy.