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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Open Book with Alan Cartwright on Iron Towns
Sun 15 May 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Alan Cartwright about Iron Towns
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Open Book with Alan Cartwright on Iron Towns
Sun 15 May 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Alan Cartwright about Iron Towns
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Open Book with Allan Ahlberg
Sun 8 May 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to children's author Allan Ahlberg
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Open Book with Allan Ahlberg
Sun 8 May 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to children's author Allan Ahlberg
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David Szalay on All That Man Is
Sun 24 Apr 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to David Szalay and Ted Hodgkinson about being a man
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Open Book - Barney Norris on Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain
Sun 17 Apr 2016
Playwright Barney Norris on his first novel Five Rivers Met On A Wooded Plain.
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Open Book - Kate Tempest on The Bricks that Built the Houses
Sun 10 Apr 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Kate Tempest.
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A Good Read 29 March 2016
Tue 29 Mar 2016
Peter Lord and Russell Kane talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Open Book - Reader, I Married Him - Stories inspired by Jane Eyre
Sun 27 Mar 2016
Mariella Frostrup explores an anthology of short stories inspired by Jane Eyre
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A Good Read 22 March 2016
Tue 22 Mar 2016
Marian Keyes and Nikki Bedi talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Open Book - Ayelet Gundar-Goshen on Waking Lions
Sun 20 Mar 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Ayelet Gundar-Goshen about Waking Lions
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A Good Read 15 March 2016
Tue 15 Mar 2016
Dame Evelyn Glennie & Prof. Sarah Churchwell talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert
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Open Book - Javier Marias on Thus Bad Begins
Sun 13 Mar 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Javier Marias on Thus Bad Begins
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A Good Read 8 March 2016
Tue 8 Mar 2016
Writers John O'Farrell and Joe Dunthorne recommend great books to Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read 1 March 2016
Tue 1 Mar 2016
Harriett Gilbert asks Deborah Bull and Sam Leith about the books they've always loved.
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Open Book - Graham Swift on Mothering Sunday
Sun 28 Feb 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Graham Swift about Mothering Sunday
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A Good Read 23 February 2016
Tue 23 Feb 2016
Natalie Haynes and David Greig join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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Open Book - Meg Rosoff on Jonathan Unleashed
Sun 21 Feb 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Meg Rosoff about Jonathan Unleashed
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A Good Read 16 February 2016
Tue 16 Feb 2016
Samantha Bond and Jason Cowley join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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A Good Read 16 February 2016
Tue 16 Feb 2016
Samantha Bond and Jason Cowley join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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Open Book - Elizabeth Strout on My Name is Lucy Barton
Sun 14 Feb 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Elizabeth Strout about My Name is Lucy Barton
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A Good Read 9 February 2016
Tue 9 Feb 2016
Jake Arnott and Rebecca Root nominate their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read 2 February 2016
Tue 2 Feb 2016
Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth debate their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Open Book - Patrick Flanery on I Am No One
Sun 31 Jan 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Patrick Flanery about I Am No One
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Open Book - Gail Jones on A Guide to Berlin
Sun 24 Jan 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Gail Jones about A Guide to Berlin
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Open Book - Janice Y K Lee on The Expatriates
Sun 17 Jan 2016
Mariella Frostrup talks to Janice Y K Lee about The Expatriates
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Open Book - Francesca Kay on The Long Room; Twins in Literature
Sun 10 Jan 2016
Alex Clark talks to Francesca Kay about The Long Room
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Open Book - Look Back at the Year in Books
Sun 27 Dec 2015
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the literary trends of the last twelve months
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Open Book - Samuel Bjork
Sun 20 Dec 2015
Mariella Frostrup talks to Samuel Bjork about I'm Travelling Alone.
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Open Book - Tom Drury
Sun 13 Dec 2015
Mariella Frostrup talks to American novelist Tom Drury about The Driftless Area
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?
