Maths genius Bobby Seagull and poet and comedy writer Henry Normal join presenter Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Richard Bach, Brian Bilston and William Golding.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Producer Beth O'Dea

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

Author Neil Forsyth and historian Neil Oliver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by John Lewis-Stempel, Alexander Masters and Sara Paretsky.

The Glorious Life of the Oak by John Lewis-Stempel

Stuart a Life Backwards by Alexander Masters

Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2020.

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

The Fisherman by Chigozie Obioma

The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.

Authors 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

What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn

The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald:

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.

Screenwriter 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

Co-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

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.

Author Nick Hornby and Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Viv Albertine, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Tobias Wolf.

‘Throw Away, Unopened’ by Viv Albertine.

‘White Nights’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

‘Old School’ by Tobias Wolff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2020.

Comedian Russell Kane and novelist Sarah Perry join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Iris Murdoch, Heinrich Boll and Shirley Jackson.

The Train Was On Time by Heinrich Boll, translated by Leila Vennewitz

Under the Net by Iris Murdoch

Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson, her slightly fictionalised memoir.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.

DJ and former athlete, Nemone Metaxas and deaf poet and educator Raymond Antrobus join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Patrick Modiano, Jay Bernard and Dolly Alderton.

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton,

Surge by Jay Bernard

Honeymoon by Patrick Modiano

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.

Authors Damian Le Bas and Amy Liptrot join Harriet Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Jessie Greengrass, Kathleen Jamie and Dorthe Nors.

‘An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It’ by Jessie Greengrass.

‘Sightlines’ by Kathleen Jamie.

‘Mirror Shoulder Signal’ by Dorthe Nors.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.

Photo of Damian Le Bas by Charles Moriarty