Podcast
A Good Read
Hosted by BBC Radio 4 · EN
Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.
18episodes
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Joanne Harris and Islam Issa
5d ago00:27:43Tap to summarizeWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, chosen by Joanne Harris Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth by Naguib Mahfouz, chosen by Islam IssaJoin us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbcProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Sally Heaven
Transcribe →Daisy Dunn and Andrew Hunter Murray
2w ago00:27:41Tap to summarizeThe classicist and the author talk about books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert. One of the books is eerily prescient about the state of the world today.The books are:Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, chosen by classicist Daisy Dunn Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household, chosen by podcaster and author Andrew Hunter Murray A Life's Music by Andreï Makine, translated by Geoffrey Strachan, chosen by presenter Harriett GilbertProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Beth O'Dea Join us over on instagram @agoodreadbbcPhoto credit: Timothy Foster
Transcribe →Philippa Perry and Stuart Maconie
3w ago00:27:15Tap to summarizeA special episode of A Good Read, recorded live at the Hay Festival. The books are:London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe, chosen by psychotherapist and artist Philippa Perry All Quiet on the Orient Express by Magnus Mills, chosen by presenter and writer Stuart Maconie Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie, chosen by presenter Harriett GilbertProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Maggie Ayre Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbcPhoto credit: Pal Hansen
Transcribe →Louise Welsh and Chris Brookmyre
4w ago00:27:46Tap to summarizeTwo Scottish crime writers choose books by: Iain Banks (Espedair Street) Muriel Spark (Memento Mori)And Harriett's choice is Summer by Edith WhartonProducer: Maggie Ayre BBC Audio BristolPhoto credit: Julie Broadfoot
Transcribe →Harriet Tyce and Matt Edmondson
Jun 1500:27:38Tap to summarizeThe books are:Brighton Rock by Graham Greene, chosen by Harriet Tyce Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre, chosen by Matt Edmondson Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbcProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Sally HeavenPhoto credit: Suki Dhanda
Transcribe →Kelly Cates and Tom Rob Smith
Jun 800:27:30Tap to summarizeThree books that deal with the intricacies of relationships and marriage.Not That Sort of Girl by Mary Wesley Aftermath by Rachel Cusk Three Days In June by Anne TylerProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Maggie Ayre
Transcribe →Patrick Grant and Mary-Ann Ochota
Apr 100:27:40Tap to summarizeThis time the community clothing entrepreneur and host of The Great British Sewing Bee Patrick Grant chooses his favourite book along with fellow guest anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota.The books are:Parsnips Buttered by Joe Lycett The Flow by Amy Jane Beer Heatwave by Penelope LivelyProduced in Bristol by Maggie Ayre
Transcribe →Maryam Moshiri and Doug Naylor
Mar 2300:27:42Tap to summarizeNewsreader Maryam Moshiri and Red Dwarf creator Doug Naylor discuss their chosen books, including Bridget Jones's Diary, with Harriett Gilbert.Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding, chosen by Maryam MoshiriWhy You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell, chosen by Doug NaylorNothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, chosen by Harriett GilbertJoin us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbcProduced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Sally Heaven
Transcribe →Victoria Pile and Julian Baggini
Mar 1600:27:43Tap to summarizeTHE LIVES AND LOVES OF A SHE DEVIL by Fay Weldon, chosen by Victoria Pile THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway, chosen by Julian Baggini CLEAR by Carys Davies, chosen by Harriett GilbertComedy writer and director Victoria Pile joins philosopher and author Julian Baggini to talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. On the menu is a feminist revenge novel that is as dark as it is funny, a classic Hemingway novella that casts us out to sea, and an evocative short story set on a remote island off Scotland. Join the conversation on Instagram: agoodreadbbcProduced for BBC Audio Bristol by Becky Ripley
Transcribe →Lolita Chakrabarti and Dr Guy Leschziner
Mar 900:27:47Tap to summarizeThis week's books are: How to Measure a Cow by Margaret Forster (chosen by Lolita Chakrabarti) The House of God by Samuel Shem (chosen by Guy Leschziner) A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir (chosen by Harriett Gilbert) The producer is Eliza Lomas for BBC Audio Bristol Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbc
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