In this episode we discuss George Orwell's dystopian classic, whilst adhering to his 11 'golden rules' on how to make A Nice Cup of Tea. If you want to support us, you can buy us A Nice Cup of Tea here: https://bit.ly/3qsZWfa And you can listen to Chris' Nineteen Eighty-Four inspired playlist here: https://spoti.fi/3IsA0GV If you like the sound of our spicy tofu scramble, check out the recipe here: https://bit.ly/3wv66zb

In this episode we discuss Russell T Davies' novelisation of his Doctor Who episode, 'Rose', and generally celebrate the legacy - and return of - Target books! You can also listen to the Mark Gatiss Target Books BBC documentary we mentioned here: https://youtu.be/WMqlKkcXqD0

and "Revenge of the Nestene' (the Sequel to Rose) here: https://youtu.be/CpFoOkSDgnc

In this episode we try not to cry as Audrey Niffeneggar breaks our hearts.

Listen to us discuss The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend, AKA The Greatest Book Ever Written. You can also listen to our S2 episode on 'The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole' here: https://anchor.fm/a-book-at-breakfast/episodes/The-Growing-Pains-of-Adrian-Mole-e1vohgv

Welcome to A Book at Breakfast with Mark Charlesworth and Chris Newton. Each month in 2022 we'll be discussing one of our favorite books whilst eating breakfast. In this introductory episode we talk about our earliest memories of reading, and wonder why on earth anyone would want to listen to (or, indeed, create) a podcast which mainly consists of its hosts chewing toast.