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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A Good Read 25 October 2016: Cariad Lloyd & Mike Bullen
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Harriett Gilbert talks to Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen about books they love, and why.
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Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
Sun 23 Oct 2016
Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
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A Good Read 18 October 2016: Sebastian Faulks & Sarfraz Manzoor
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Sebastian Faulks, Sarfraz Manzoor and Harriett Gilbert talk about their favourite books.
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Graham Norton; Close Reading Henry James; Michelle Paver on the Himalayas.
Sun 16 Oct 2016
Graham Norton, Michelle Paver and Robert Twigger. Close reading Henry James.
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A Good Read 11 October 2016: Bidisha & Gillian Reynolds
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Bidisha and Gillian Reynolds choose favourite books to discuss with Harriett Gilbert.
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Tommy Wieringa, Flemish and Dutch literature, Fashion in fiction, Stewart Lee on Ithell Colquhoun
Sun 9 Oct 2016
Mariella talks to Tommy Wieringa about his book A Beautiful Young Wife
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A Good Read 4 October 2016: Ann Widdecombe & Vince Cable
Tue 4 Oct 2016
Harriett Gilbert talks books with Ann Widdecombe and Vince Cable.
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Open Book - Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs on Sex and Death
Sun 25 Sep 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs about stories of Sex and Death
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Open Book with Donal Ryan
Sun 18 Sep 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Donal Ryan about All We Shall Know
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Open Book on Jonathan Safran Foer
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to author Jonathan Safran Foer
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Open Book in Edinburgh - Crime Writing with Val McDermid, Abir Mukherjee and Lucy Ribchester
Sun 28 Aug 2016
A special edition of Open Book from Edinburgh, devoted to crime writing
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Open Book at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Sun 21 Aug 2016
Mariella Frostrup with Raja Alem, Richard T Kelly and Benjamin Markovits and Nick Barley
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Open Book - Reading Europe
Sun 31 Jul 2016
Mariella Frostrup explores contemporary literature from Italy
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Open Book - Evelyn Waugh, DBC Pierre, a literary postcard from Sweden
Thu 28 Jul 2016
Open Book - Evelyn Waugh, DBC Pierre, a literary postcard from Sweden
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A Good Read 26 July 2016: Christopher Biggins & Jenny Eclair
Tue 26 Jul 2016
Christopher Biggins and Jenny Eclair chat about books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read 19 July 2016: Lloyd Langford & Francesca Simon
Tue 19 Jul 2016
Francesca Simon and Lloyd Langford talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert
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Open Book - Awesome Authors: Children's Literature with Frank Cottrell Boyce and Bali Rai
Sun 17 Jul 2016
Mariella Frostrup on Children's Literature with Frank Cottrell Boyce and Bali Rai
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A Good Read 12 July 2016: Joann Fletcher & Damian Barr
Tue 12 Jul 2016
Joann Fletcher and Damian Barr join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books.
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Writing From Wales, a special programme recorded at Cardiff Library
Sun 10 Jul 2016
Open Book with Mariella Frostrup, recorded at Cardiff Central Library
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A Good Read 5 July 2016: Alex Jones & Victoria Hislop
Tue 5 Jul 2016
Alex Jones and Victoria Hislop talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read 28 June 2016: Martin Lewis & Tanita Tikaram
Tue 28 Jun 2016
Martin Lewis and Tanita Tikaram join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love.
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Open Book - Ruth Gilligan, Vietnam novels, Kenneth Baker
Sun 26 Jun 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Ruth Gilligan about Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
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A Good Read 21 June 2016: David Nutt and Philippa Perry
Tue 21 Jun 2016
Professor David Nutt and Philippa Perry join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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Annie Proulx on her new novel Barkskins; Close Reading of Toni Morrison's Beloved
Sun 19 Jun 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Annie Proulx about her new novel Barkskins
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A Good Read 14 June 2016: Robert "Judge" Rinder & Stella Duffy
Tue 14 Jun 2016
Robert "Judge" Rinder and Stella Duffy talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Open Book - Historical Fiction, Icelandic writer Sjon
Sun 12 Jun 2016
Mariella Frostrup discusses historical fiction and talks to Icelandic writer Sjon
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A Good Read 7th June 2016: Trevor McDonald & Jon Snow
Tue 7 Jun 2016
Trevor McDonald and Jon Snow talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Colombian literary superstar Juan Gabriel Vasquez, new stories by Radclyffe Hall, creative non-fiction from African writers
Sun 29 May 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Juan Gabriel Vasquez about his novel Reputations
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Open Book with Kit de Waal
Sun 22 May 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Kit de Waal, Researching novels, Counter-factual fiction.
Books
Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.
How many of these 100 Novels have you read?
After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.
Opening Lines
John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
Finding Your Story
Ten remarkable novels about identity: Which one will help you discover yourself?
