A Good Read: Samira Ahmed and Elis James
Harriett Gilbert is joined by Samira Ahmed, presenter of 成人快手1's Newswatch and Radio 4's Front Row, and comedian Elis James, known for starring in the 成人快手3 sitcoms Crims and Josh.
Harriett Gilbert and guests talk favourite books, including Arnold Bennett's The Card, Dylan Thomas' Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and Daniyal Mueenuddin's In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. Her guests are journalist, broadcaster and documentary-maker Samira Ahmed, presenter of 成人快手1's Newswatch and Radio 4's Front Row. And comedian Elis James, known for starring in the 成人快手3 sitcoms Crims and Josh and a familiar face on panel-shows such as Mock the Week and 8 out of 10 Cats.
Producer: Becky Ripley.
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