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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

Eve Pollard and Julie Bindell

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Eve Pollard and Julie Bindel discuss books by Richard Ford, Chinua Achebe and David Sedaris. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Eve Pollard
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Bindel

A Good Read

Meera Syal and Stephen Grosz

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Meera Syal, Stephen Grosz and Harriett Gilbert on books by Anton Chekov, Katherine Boo and Agatha Christie. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Meera Syal
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Grosz

A Good Read

Fay Weldon and Hans Ulrich Obrist

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Fay Weldon, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Etel Adnan, Gabriel Gbadamosi, RL Stevenson. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Fay Weldon
Interviewed Guest:
Hans Ulrich Obrist

A Good Read

India Knight and Alvin Hall

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. India Knight, Alvin Hall and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Barbara Pym, Rebecca Skloot and Boris Akunin. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
India Knight
Interviewed Guest:
Alvin Hall

Great Lives

Peter Bowles on George Devine

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Peter Bowles selects George Devine, the Royal Court Theatre’s groundbreaking artistic director. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Bowles
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Roberts

Great Lives

Michael Horovitz on Allen Ginsberg

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Michael Horovitz chooses the poet and founder of the 'Beat Generation', Allen Ginsberg. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Horovitz

Great Lives

David Baddiel on John Updike

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Writer and comedian David Baddiel chooses the American novelist, John Updike. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
David Baddiel
Interviewed Guest:
Justin Cartwright

Great Lives

Gabriel Gbadamosi on Fela Kuti

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Gabriel Gbadamosi nominates Nigerian political and musical maverick Fela Kuti. With Mathhew Parris and Stephen Chan. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Gabriel Gbadamosi
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Chan

Great Lives

Sir David Chipperfield on Le Corbusier

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Pioneer of Modern architecture, Le Corbusier, chosen by award winning architect Sir David Chipperfield. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
David Chipperfield

A Good Read

Edwina Currie and Nicholas Le Prevost

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Harriet Gilbert, Edwina Currie and Nicholas Le Prevost on books by Beryl Bainbridge, Dorothy Whipple and Azar Nafisi. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Edwina Currie
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Le Prevost

A Good Read

John Inverdale and Rachel Cook

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, John Inverdale and Rachel Cooke discuss books by Jan Morris, George Orwell and Meg Wolitzer. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
John Inverdale
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Cooke

Great Lives

Sir Brendan Barber on John Steinbeck

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Trade unionist Sir Brendan Barber chooses the American novelist, John Steinbeck. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Brendan Barber

A Good Read

Sarah Hall and Owen Jones

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Owen Jones and Sarah Hall discuss books by Robert Swindells, James Salter and Geoffrey Household. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Owen Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Hall