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A Good Read

Adam Kay and Farrah Jarral

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Two former doctors, writer Adam Kay and broadcaster Farrah Jarral, join Harriett Gilbert to talk about favourite books by Mohsin Hamid, David Sedaris and Per Petterson. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Adam Kay
Interviewed Guest:
Farrah Jarral
Producer:
Mair Bosworth

A Good Read

Juno Dawson and Pandora Sykes

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Writers Juno Dawson and Pandora Sykes discuss favourite books Bonjour Tristesse, Neuromancer and The Versions of Us with Harriett Gilbert. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Juno Dawson
Interviewed Guest:
Pandora Sykes
Producer:
Sally Heaven

A Good Read

Anne-Marie Duff and Louise O'Neill

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Harriett Gilbert is joined by actor Anne-Marie Duff and author Louise O'Neill to discuss favourite books. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Anne-Marie Duff
Interviewed Guest:
Louise O'Neill

A Good Read

Steph McGovern and Jayde Adams

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Broadcaster Steph McGovern and comedian Jayde Adams talk about books with Harriett Gilbert. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Steph McGovern
Interviewed Guest:
Jade Adams
Producer:
Sally Heaven

A Good Read

Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including Spring by David Szalay and The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Sathnam Sanghera
Interviewed Guest:
Hadley Freeman
Producer:
Mair Bosworth

A Good Read

Professor Mark Miodownik and Diana Henry

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Scientist Mark Miodownik and food writer Diana Henry tell Harriett Gilbert about the books they love. Flann O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor and chef Gabrielle Hamilton are the authors. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Mark Miodownik
Interviewed Guest:
Diana Henry
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Harriett Gilbert, Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Joanna Trollope
Interviewed Guest:
Sabrina Mahfouz

A Good Read

Kit de Waal and Nina Stibbe

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kit de Waal and Nina Stibbe talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Nina Stibbe
Interviewed Guest:
Edmund de Waal
Producer:
Mair Bosworth

A Good Read

Bernardine Evaristo and Jolyon Rubinstein

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Harriett Gilbert's guests are writer Bernardine Evaristo and comedian Jolyon Rubinstein. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Bernardine Evaristo
Interviewed Guest:
Jolyon Rubinstein

A Good Read

Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Comedians Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love. Dada, Soviet-era science fiction and a dark new crime novel make the cut. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Phill Jupitus
Interviewed Guest:
Robin Ince
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

Terry Deary and Shappi Khorsandi

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

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

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Terry Deary
Interviewed Guest:
Shaparak Khorsandi
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

Jacqueline Wilson and Richard Osman

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Richard Osman and Harriett Gilbert on books by Michael Frayn, Shena MacKay and Per Petterson. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jacqueline Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Osman

A Good Read

Verity Sharp and Matthew Syed

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Harriett Gilbert talks favourite books with presenter Verity Sharp and author Matthew Syed, including the influential The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Verity Sharp
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Syed
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

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

Actor Bill Paterson and tech philosopher Tom Chatfield talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert. Works by Christopher Hitchens and Terry Pratchett are on the table. Show more

Contributors

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

A Good Read

Kathy Burke and Tom Allen

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Actor Kathy Burke and comedian Tom Allen talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert - by Patrick Hamilton, John Waters and Barbara Pym. But who picks what? Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Kathy Burke
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Allen
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

Stacey Dooley and Gaia Vince

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

TV presenters Stacey Dooley (Stacey Dooley Investigates) and Gaia Vince (Escape to Costa Rica) discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including two modern classics. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Stacey Dooley
Interviewed Guest:
Gaia Vince
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

Sara Cox and Eimear McBride

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Presenter Sara Cox and Eimear McBride, author of A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert. From South Korea to old Hollywood via France. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Sara Cox
Interviewed Guest:
Eimear McBride
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

John Niven and Sali Hughes

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Author John Niven and beauty journalist Sali Hughes talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert, including Heartburn by Nora Ephron and Karoo by Steve Tesich. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
John Niven
Interviewed Guest:
Sali Hughes
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

Sally Lindsay and Jonathan Harvey

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Actress Sally Lindsay and playwright Jonathan Harvey talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert: Angela Carter, Adrian Mole and a wickedly funny spoof actor's memoir. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Sally Lindsay
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Harvey
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

A Good Read

Mark Ravenhill and DJ Nihal

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Mark Ravenhill, DJ Nihal and Harriett Gilbert on books by James Ellroy, Nadine Gordimer and Wolfgang von Goethe. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Mark Ravenhill
Interviewed Guest:
Nihal Arthanayake
Producer:
Beth O'Dea