The Man Booker Prize 2016 shortlist podcast

In our bumper shortlist episode, we hear about the six novels which made the cut.First we head to the press conference at Man Group Plc, where host Joe Haddow speaks to BBC Arts Correspondent Rebecca Jones about what draws the books together: experimentation and unsympathetic characters.Next Joe is joined by two of this year's judges, writer and academic Jon Day and actor Olivia Williams, who compare the judging process to 12 Angry Men and describe their families as the unsung heroes of the process. Olivia talks about acting in literary adaptations and what it's like to star alongside Bill Murray, whilst Jon discusses his former career as a cycle courier!Finally we go behind-the-scenes at the Serpentine Pavilion during the shortlist party to hear reactions from Waterstones Fiction Buyer Chris White and two of the shortlisted authors. Graeme Macrae Burnet tells us the importance of independent voices in the world of literature and Deborah Levy reveals she always wears a swimming costume to parties!Join in the conversation @ManBookerPrize with #ManBooker2016 and #FinestFiction