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FAQs about A Good Read:How many episodes does A Good Read have?The podcast currently has 362 episodes available.
March 10, 2015Rebecca Front and Laura DockrillHarriett Gilbert and her guests - actress, Rebecca Front and poet and writer, Laura Dockrill - discuss their favourite books by Maria Semple, Jan Struther and Alice Munro. Mrs Miniver by Jan StrutherPublisher: ViragoWhere'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria SemplePublisher: PhoenixRunaway by Alice MunroPublisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015....more29minPlay
March 03, 2015Anita Rani and Katharine WhitehornHarriett Gilbert and her guests - presenter, Anita Rani and journalist, Katharine Whitehorn - discuss their favourite books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Terry Pratchett and Yiyun Li. The Great Gatsby by F Scott FitzgeraldPublisher: Wordsworth ClassicsThe Colour of Magic by Terry PratchettPublisher: Random HouseThe Vagrants by Yiyun LiPublisher: 4th EstateFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015....more29minPlay
February 24, 2015Josie Long and Romesh RanganathanHarriett Gilbert and her guests - comedians, Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan - discuss favourite books by Yann Martel, Clive James and Dan Hancox.The Village Against the World by Dan HancoxPublisher: VersoLife of Pi by Yann MartelPublisher: CannongateUnreliable Memoirs by Clive JamesPublisher: PicadorFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015....more28minPlay
February 17, 2015John Sergeant and Helen LewisThe journalists John Sergeant and Helen Lewis, join Harriett Gilbert to discuss three favourite books.Jeeves and The Wedding Bells by Sebastian FaulksPublisher Arrow BooksThe Turkish Embassy Letters by Lady Mary Wortley MontaguPublisher ViragoThe Incredible Journey by Sheila BurnfordPublisher VintageProducer Beth O'DeaFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015....more29minPlay
February 10, 2015Susie Dent and Janice LangleyCountdown dictionary buff Susie Dent and WI Chair Janice Langley share some good reads with Harriett Gilbert. Red Love - The Story of an East German Family by Maxim Leo, translated by Shaun Whiteside Publisher Pushkin PressA Walk Across the Sun by Corban AddisonPublisher QuercusAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P D JamesPublisher FaberProducer Sally HeavenFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015....more28minPlay
February 03, 2015Frankie Boyle and Maureen LipmanHarriett Gilbert and her guests - comedian, Frankie Boyle and actress, Maureen Lipman - discuss their favourite books by Michael Blakemore, Barbara Trapido and Joseph Heller. Stage Blood by Michael Blakemore Publisher: FaberSomething Happened by Joseph HellerPublisher: VintageBrother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara TrapidoPublisher: BloomsburyFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015....more28minPlay
December 02, 2014Sean Lock and Roisin ConatyHarriet Gilbert and her guests - comedians, Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty - discuss their favourite books by Margaret Atwood, Jim Thompson and Beryl Bainbridge. The Getaway by Jim ThompsonThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEvery Man for Himself by Beryl BainbridgeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014....more29minPlay
November 25, 2014Dawn O'Porter and Graham FellowsDawn O'Porter and Graham Fellows, AKA John Shuttleworth, talk with Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.Green Girl by Kate ZambrenoSteppenwolf by Herman HesseThe Blessing by Nancy MitfordFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014....more28minPlay
November 18, 2014Jack Monroe and Doon MacKichanHarriett Gilbert and her guests - food blogger, Jack Monroe and comic actor, Doon MacKichan - discuss favourite books by Bryce Courtenay, Jenny Offill and Juan Gabriel Vásquez. The Power of One by Bryce CourtenayPublisher: Penguin Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Publisher. Granta The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel VásquezPublisher: BloomsburyFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014....more28minPlay
November 11, 2014Roy Foster and Andrew RobertsHarriett Gilbert and her guests - historians Roy Foster and Andrew Roberts - discuss favourite books by John Harris, Hanif Kureishi and William Maxwell. Covenant with Death by John Harris Publisher: SphereThe Chateau by William MaxwellPublisher: VintageThe Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi Publisher: FaberFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014....more29minPlay
FAQs about A Good Read:How many episodes does A Good Read have?The podcast currently has 362 episodes available.