Books and Authors Podcast
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
Episodes to download
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Mariella Frostrup with Margaret Atwood, Helen Simpson and Hari Kunzru
Sun 23 Oct 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to the Canadian Booker prize winning author Margaret Atwood...
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A Good Read: 18 Oct 11: Rick Stein, Michael Dobbs
Tue 18 Oct 2011
Rick Stein and Michael Dobbs recommend favourite books to presenter Harriett Gilbert.
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Mariella Frostrup with Ian Rankin and Don McCullin
Sun 16 Oct 2011
Ian Rankin talks to Mariella Frostrup about his latest crime thriller The Impossible...
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A Good Read: 11 Oct 11: Mary Beard, Bidisha -Chelt
Tue 11 Oct 2011
Classicist Mary Beard and writer Bidisha talk to Harriett Gilbert about their books,...
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Rober Harris talks to Mariella Frostrup
Sun 9 Oct 2011
Robert Harris talks about his latest book The Fear Index with Mariella Frostrup and he...
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A Good Read: 04 Oct 11: Michael Morpurgo, Sara Maitland
Tue 4 Oct 2011
Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo joins short story writer Sara Maitland and...
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Open Book: Catch 22 50th anniversary and writers-in-residence
Sun 25 Sep 2011
Open Book marks the 50th anniversary of Joseph Heller's bestseller, Catch 22, as Andy...
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Open Book: Charles Frazier, travel writing and magic realism
Sun 18 Sep 2011
Charles Frazier, bestselling author of Cold Mountain, discusses his long awaited third...
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Open Book: Meg Rosoff and Christopher Hope
Sun 11 Sep 2011
Meg Rosoff discusses her latest book There is no Dog. South African novelist Hope and...
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Open Book: Barry Unsworth and Anita Desai talk to DJ Taylor
Sun 28 Aug 2011
DJ Taylor talks to Barry Unsworth, who shared the 1992 Booker Prize for his historical...
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D J Taylor presents Open Book
Sun 21 Aug 2011
D J Taylor talks to Joe Dunthorne about his newly-published second novel Wild Abandon.
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Dreda Say Mitchell talks to Ruth Rendall, Martyn Waites and Michael Carlson
Sun 14 Aug 2011
Crime writer Dreda Say Mitchell talks to Ruth Rendell about "Vault", her 23rd Wexford...
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Open Book: Final part of the history of women's writing
Sun 31 Jul 2011
In the final part of her history of women's writing Mariella Frostup considers in the...
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A Good Read: 26 Jul 11: Xanthe Clay, Alexander Waugh
Tue 26 Jul 2011
Harriett Gilbert talks to Alexander Waugh and Xanthe Clay about their favourite books.
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Open Book: A Book Of One's Own Part 3 & Crime fiction: too gory?
Sun 24 Jul 2011
In the third instalment of her history of women's twentieth-century writing, A Book of...
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A Good Read: 19 Jul 11: Raymond Tallis, Allegra Stratton
Tue 19 Jul 2011
Harriett Gilbert talks to Raymond Tallis and Allegra Stratton about their favourite books.
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Open Book: Al Murray on Thackeray, A Book Of One's Own - 2
Sun 17 Jul 2011
Mariella presents the second part of her series examining the history of women's in...
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A Good Read: 12 Jul 11: Juliet Barker, John O'Farrell
Tue 12 Jul 2011
Satirical writer John O'Farrell and historian Juliet Barker talk to Harriett Gilbert -...
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Open Book: A history of women's writing, Ross Raisin
Sun 10 Jul 2011
Mariella presents the first in a four part series examining the history of women's in...
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A Good Read: 05 Jul 11: Fay Weldon, Louise Welsh
Tue 5 Jul 2011
Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
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A Good Read 28 Jun 11: Simon Evans, Hardeep Singh Kohli
Tue 28 Jun 2011
Broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli and comedian Simon Evans talk to Harriett Gilbert...
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A Good Read: 21 Jun 11: Fleur Adcock, Laura Solon
Mon 27 Jun 2011
Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite paperbacks with writer Fleur Adcock and comedian...
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Open Book: John Banville, novels about artworks and e-books & the short story
Fri 24 Jun 2011
John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, discusses the fourth novel in his Dublin A...
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Open Book: Margaret Drabble, Helen Oyeyemi and Beach Reads
Fri 17 Jun 2011
Margaret Drabble discusses the new collection of her 13 short stories, published 1966...
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A Good Read: Bill Paterson, Dea Birkett
Tue 14 Jun 2011
Harriett Gilbert's guests, actor Bill Paterson and travel writer Dea Birkett, discuss...
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Open Book: Amitav Ghosh and Alexander Baron
Fri 10 Jun 2011
Mariella talks to award-winning author Amitav Ghosh about River of Smoke - the second...
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A Good Read: Chris Smith, Mavis Cheek
Tue 7 Jun 2011
Lord Chris Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency, and novelist Mavis Cheek are in...
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A Good Read: James Walton, Lindsey Davis
Tue 31 May 2011
Joining Harriett Gilbert to discuss some favourite books are historical novelist Davis...
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Open Book: Hilary Mantel and guests-historical fiction
Sun 29 May 2011
Mariella celebrates a renaissance in historical fiction writing with authors Philippa...
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Open Book: Frederick Forsyth, Robert Louis Stevenson and the literary salons of Afghanista
Fri 20 May 2011
Mariella talks to Frederick Forsyth, forty years after he wrote his ground-breaking of...
Books
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After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.
Opening Lines
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Finding Your Story
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