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The Radio 2 Book Club - Gavin Extence

11/02/2013

BBC Radio 2 - Simon Mayo Drivetime, The Radio 2 Book Club - Gavin Extence

Simon, Matt and Rebecca review Gavin Extence's debut novel in the Radio 2 Book Club.

The Radio 2 Book Club returns with debut novelist Gavin Extence. Plus we'll have exclusive live tracks from Abbey Road as Radio 2 recreates the Beatles album Please Please Me.

Simon Mayo returns with another Radio 2 Book Club. This week's choice is The Universe Versus Alex Woods, by debut novelist, Gavin Extence. Gavin took a PhD in film studies, and confesses to being a bit of an amateur astronomer.

We'll also have exclusive live performances from Abbey Road, as Radio 2 re-creates The Beatles debut album Please, Please Me in just 12 hours. The original album was recorded exactly 50 years ago and as part of The Golden Age of The Album Season on Radio 2, we're bringing a whole host of artists back to the studio the Fab Four recorded their legendary debut in to re-create it.


Simon, Matt and Rebecca will review his new book and discuss the themes and story, as well as reading out some of the thoughts of our listeners.

We'll also have exclusive live performances from Abbey Road, as Radio 2 re-creates The Beatles debut album Please, Please Me in just 12 hours. The original album was recorded exactly 50 years ago and as part of The Golden Age of The Album Season on Radio 2, we're bringing a whole host of artists back to the studio the Fab Four recorded their legendary debut in to re-create it.

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