A Good Read

By BBC Radio 4Arts Books

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A Good Read episodes

November 01, 2016 Terry Christian and Dr Kevin Fong
TV presenter Terry Christian and space doctor Kevin Fong join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Ray Bradbury, Matt Haig and Susan Hill.
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Harper Voyager
The Humans by Matt Haig.
Publisher: Canongate
Howards End is On The Landing by Susan Hill
Publisher: Profile Books
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
28 min
October 30, 2016 Quentin Blake, Emma Chichester Clark and Brit Bennett
Quentin Blake, Emma Chichester Clark and Brit Bennett
28 min
October 25, 2016 Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen
Actor, comedian and writer Cariad Lloyd and Cold Feet screenwriter Mike Bullen join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Iris Murdoch, Joshua Ferris and Margery Allingham.
To Rise Again At A Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris
Publisher: Penguin
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
Publisher: Vintage
The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
Publisher: Vintage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
28 min
October 23, 2016 Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
28 min
October 18, 2016 Sebastian Faulks and Sarfraz Manzoor
Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks and journalist Sarfraz Manzoor join Harriet Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Joseph Conrad, Philip Roth and Diana Athill.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Penguin
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
Publisher: Vintage
Stet by Diana Athill
Publisher: Granta
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
28 min
October 16, 2016 Graham Norton; Close Reading Henry James; Michelle Paver on the Himalayas.
Graham Norton, Michelle Paver and Robert Twigger. Close reading Henry James.
28 min
October 11, 2016 Bidisha and Gillian Reynolds
Writer and broadcaster Bidisha and radio reviewer Gillian Reynolds join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Jean Rhys, Frances Woods and John Le Carre.
Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys
Publisher: Penguin
Hand Grenade Practice in Peking by Frances Woods
Publisher: Slightly Foxed
Call For the Dead by John Le Carre
Publisher: Penguin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
29 min
October 09, 2016 Tommy Wieringa, Flemish and Dutch literature, Fashion in fiction, Stewart Lee on Ithell Colquhoun
Mariella talks to Tommy Wieringa about his book A Beautiful Young Wife
28 min
October 04, 2016 Vince Cable and Ann Widdecombe
Former politicians- and Strictly Come Dancing dancers - Ann Widdecombe and Vince Cable talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books by Jonathan Dimbleby, Robert Harris and Ernest Hemingway.
Destiny in the Desert by Jonathan Dimbleby
Publisher: Profile
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Publisher: Arrow
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Publisher: Vintage
Producer: Sally Heaven
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.
28 min
September 25, 2016 Open Book - Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs on Sex and Death
Mariella Frostrup talks to Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs about stories of Sex and Death
28 min