A Good Read

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A Good Read: Terry Deary and Shappi Khorsandi

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Terry Deary of Horrible Histories and Shappi Khorsandi talk books with Harriett Gilbert.

4 Extra Debut. Terry Deary, Shappi Khorsandi and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by GK Chesterton, Sue Townsend and John McGahern.  From 2013.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - Horrible Histories author, Terry Deary and comedian Shappi Khorsandi - talk to Harriett about their favourite books by GK Chesterton, Sue Townsend and John McGahern.

The Napoleon of Notting Hill by GK Chesterton
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers

Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend
Publisher: Penguin

Amongst Women by John McGahern
Publisher: Faber and Faber

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.

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