A Good Read

Syima Aslam & Stig Abell


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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

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Publisher: Penguin

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.

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