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A Good Read

Bill Paterson and Tom Chatfield

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Do you remember Longitude by Dava Sobel? Scots actor Bill Paterson does, and he still loves it. Terry Pratchett has been incredibly important to tech philosopher Tom Chatfield all his life, and he wants to share Small Gods from the Discworld series. Presenter Harriett Gilbert has been reading Mortality by Christopher Hitchens, his collection of essays about dying of cancer. All three read all three books, and the ensuing conversation is generous and reflective.
Producer Beth O'Dea. Show less

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Bill Paterson
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Chatfield
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

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