Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite paperbacks with writer Fleur Adcock and comedian Laura Solon. Their choices include a modern classic by Evelyn Waugh and two coming-of-age novels, one set in France and the other in the north of England.Harriett Gilbert's choice: The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
Publ. Pan Laura Solon's choice: Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh
Publ. Penguin Modern Fleur Adcock's choice: Bilgewater by Jane Gardam
Publ. Abacus BooksProducer: Christine Hall
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Folge vom 27.06.2011Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock
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Folge vom 14.06.2011Bill Paterson and Dea BirkettHarriett Gilbert and her guests - actor Bill Paterson and travel writer Dea Birkett - discuss favourite paperback books by Bernhard Schlink, John Steinbeck and Richard Holme.The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Publisher: PhoenixCannery Row by John Steinbeck Publisher: Penguin Modern ClassicsFootsteps by Richard Holmes Publisher Harper PressFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
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Folge vom 07.06.2011Chris Smith and Mavis CheekHarriett Gilbert and her guests - politician, Lord Chris Smith and novelist, Mavis Cheek - discuss their favourite books by Robert Macfarlane, Frances Kay and Jackie Kay. Trumpet by Jackie Kay Publisher: PicadorThe Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane Publisher: Granta Books Micka by Frances Kay Publisher: PicadorFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
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Folge vom 31.05.2011James Walton and Lindsey DavisJournalist and critic James Walton and Lindsey Davis, creator of the ancient Roman detective Falco join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Richard Hughes, Nicholson Baker and Georgette Heyer. A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes Publisher: Vintage ClassicsJames Walton's choice The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker Publisher: Pocket BooksRoyal Escape by Georgette Heyer Publisher: Arrow BooksFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.