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28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Comedy guru Barry Cryer chooses some of his favourite pieces of writing to present to an audience, with the help of Bernard Cribbins and Sheila Steafel. Show more
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra Debut. Terry Deary, Shappi Khorsandi and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by GK Chesterton, Sue Townsend and John McGahern. From 2013. Show more
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
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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
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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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
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Author Jenny Colgan and writer-performer Steven Camden (Polarbear) talk about favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including The Basketball Diaries and The Little Prince. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Comedians Nish Kumar and Katy Brand tell Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth is revisited, but does it still stand up? Show more
30 minutes
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Comedian Jake Yapp and The Great British Bake Off contestant Ruby Tandoh talk to presenter Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. Nora Ephron and Ian McEwan feature. Show more
30 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Andrew Maxwell, Kamila Shamsie and Harriett Gilbert discuss Doris Lessing, Anita Desai and John Steinbeck. From 2014. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra Debut. Johnnie Walker, Kate Silverton and Harriett Gilbert on books by Robert M Pirsig, Georgina Howell and Barbara Pym. From 2013. Show more
30 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Arlene Phillips, Jocelyn Jee Esien and Harriett Gilbert discuss Deborah Moggach, Robyn Travis and William Maxwell. From 2013. Show more
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Comedian Sara Pascoe presents her favourite and funniest readings, including killer putdowns by Tina Fey, to the Radio Theatre audience. Readers: Olivia Poulet and John Robins. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Sara Maitland puts her own spin on a classic fairy tale. Would the lovers really live happily ever after? Read by Lia Williams. Show more
