Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,607 playable programmes from the BBC

World Book Club

Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for over a year

This month’s World Book Club broadcasts from the Man Booker 50 Festival at the Southbank Centre, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the renowned prize.

In the World Book Club chair is the double-Booker prize-winning British writer Hilary Mantel discussing the second volume in her acclaimed series of novels about Thomas Cromwell. Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history and the downfall of Queen Anne Boleyn whom King Henry VIII had battled for seven years to marry. Show less

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More