Actor Richard Harrington and comedian Njambi McGrath join Harriett Gilbert to discuss books by Clive James, Chigozie Obioma and Hannelore Cayre. Unreliable Memoirs by the late Clive James
Publisher: PicadorThe Fisherman by Chigozie Obioma
Publisher: OneThe Godmother by Hannelore Cayre
Publisher: Old Street PublishingFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.
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Folge vom 25.02.2020Richard Harrington & Njambi McGrath
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Folge vom 18.02.2020Gail Honeyman and Mavis CheekAuthors Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Charlotte Bronte, Catherine O'Flynn and Penelope Fitzgerald. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Publisher: Penguin ClassicsWhat Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn Publisher: Profile BooksThe Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald: Publisher: Fourth EstateFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.
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Folge vom 11.02.2020Sarah Phelps and Dane BaptisteScreenwriter Sarah Phelps and comedian Dane Baptiste talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love. Sarah chooses Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote, Harriett's pick is A View of the Harbour by (the other) Elizabeth Taylor and Dane defends Weapons of Mass Instruction, a critique of contemporary schooling by John Taylor Gatto. Please follow us on Instagram at @agoodreadbbc Producer Sally Heaven.
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Folge vom 04.02.2020Syima Aslam & Stig AbellCo-founder of the Bradford Literature Festival, Syima Aslam and journalist Stig Abell join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Jane Austen, JK Rowling and Virginia Woolf. Both are part of the expert panel that chose the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling Publisher: BloomsburyPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Publisher: PenguinOrlando by Virginia Woolf Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.