Bookclub Podcast
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
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Thomas Keneally discusses his Booker Prize-winning novel Schindler's Ark
Tue 17 Apr 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
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Sarah Perry discusses her novel, The Essex Serpent
Sun 1 Apr 2018
Sarah Perry speaks to James Naughtie about her novel, The Essex Serpent.
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Muriel Spark discusses the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Thu 15 Mar 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary
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Patrick Gale - A Place Called Winter
Sun 4 Mar 2018
Patrick Gale talks about his novel A Place Called Winter with James Naughtie and readers.
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Douglas Adams discusses The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Wed 14 Feb 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary
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Eimear McBride talks about her debut novel, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
Sun 4 Feb 2018
Eimear McBride discusses her book, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing.
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Colin Thubron - In Siberia
Sun 7 Jan 2018
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to travel writer Colin Thubron about In Siberia
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Jennifer Egan discusses her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Visit from The Goon Squad.
Sun 3 Dec 2017
In an extended version, Jennifer Egan talks about A Visit from The Goon Squad.
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Edward St Aubyn - Mother's Milk
Sun 5 Nov 2017
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to novelist Edward St Aubyn about Mother's Milk
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Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Sun 1 Oct 2017
James Naughtie discusses Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Danish writer Peter Hoeg.
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Patrick McCabe discusses his novel The Butcher Boy
Sun 3 Sep 2017
Patrick McCabe speaks to James Naughtie about his novel, The Butcher Boy
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Anne Patchett talks to James Naughtie about her novel, Bel Canto.
Sun 6 Aug 2017
Anne Patchett on her award winning novel, Bel Canto.
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James Naughtie talks to Deborah Levy
Sun 2 Jul 2017
Deborah Levy talks about her novel, Swimming 成人快手.
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Michael Chabon - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Sun 7 May 2017
Michael Chabon talks about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay with James Naughtie
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Sunjeev Sahota - The Year of the Runaways
Sun 2 Apr 2017
Sunjeev Sahota discusses his novel The Year of the Runaways with James Naughtie.
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Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Sun 5 Mar 2017
Jonathan Safran Foer talks about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. With James Naughtie.
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Barbara Trapido - The Travelling Hornplayer
Sun 5 Feb 2017
Barbara Trapido talks to James Naughtie about her 1998 novel The Travelling Hornplayer.
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John Lanchester - Capital
New Year's Day 2017
John Lanchester talks to James Naughtie and readers about his novel Capital.
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Jay McInerney - Bright Lights, Big City
Sun 4 Dec 2016
Jay McInerney discusses his debut novel Bright Lights, Big City with James Naughtie.
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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sun 6 Nov 2016
James Naughtie and novelist Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson
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Henry Marsh - Do No Harm
Sun 7 Jun 2015
Henry Marsh responds to readers' questions about his best-selling memoir Do No Harm.
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Hisham Matar - In the Country of Men
Sun 3 May 2015
Libyan writer Hisham Matar talks to James Naughtie about his novel In the Country of Men.
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Adam Foulds - The Quickening Maze
Sun 5 Apr 2015
Adam Foulds discusses his novel The Quickening Maze with James Naughtie and readers.
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Wilbur Smith - When the Lion Feeds
Sun 1 Mar 2015
Wilbur Smith discusses his novel When the Lion Feeds with James Naughtie.
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Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Sun 1 Feb 2015
Judith Kerr discusses her classic novel for children When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
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Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Sun 4 Jan 2015
Marina Lewycka discusses her comic novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
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Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander
Sun 7 Dec 2014
James Naughtie and Allan Mallinson discuss Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian.
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Blake Morrison - And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Sun 2 Nov 2014
Blake Morrison discusses his memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father?
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Tim Winton - Dirt Music
Sun 5 Oct 2014
Australian writer Tim Winton discusses his novel Dirt Music with James Naughtie.
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Allan Massie - A Question of Loyalties
Sun 7 Sep 2014
Allan Massie discusses his novel A Question of Loyalties with James Naughtie and readers.
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