Books and Authors
BBC Radio 4
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
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A Good Read: Patience Agbabi and Andy Miller
Books and Authors
10/25/22 • 27 min
The poet and the writer choose their favourite books.
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Colm Tóibín essays, Revisiting Shirley Hazzard
Books and Authors
10/30/22 • 27 min
Chris Power talks to Colm Tóibín about his essays on illness, religion and literature
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A Good Read: Ria Lina & Otegha Uwagba
Books and Authors
11/01/22 • 27 min
The comedian Ria Lina - who's appeared on the BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Mock the Week - joins Otegha Uwagba - author of Little Black Book, Whites and We Need to Talk About Money - to talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
Ria chooses Moll Flanders, the 18th-century classic by Daniel Defoe. Otegha picks the popular romance story Like Water for Chocolate by Mexican author Laura Esquivel and Harriett Gilbert brings a book about motherhood; Making Babies by Anne Enright.
Produced by Eliza Lomas Comment on Instagram at @agoodreadbbc
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Introducing the Whodunnits collection
Books and Authors
08/31/23 • 1 min
Belfast in the Blitz
Books and Authors
04/10/22 • 27 min
Open Book - Ruth Gilligan, Vietnam novels, Kenneth Baker
Books and Authors
06/26/16 • 27 min
Mariella Frostrup talks to Ruth Gilligan about Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
A Good Read: India Knight and Emma Dabiri
Books and Authors
11/14/23 • 28 min
The journalist and the writer talk to Harriett about favourite books.
Javier Marías
Books and Authors
03/26/23 • 27 min
Chris Power discusses the last novel from the late Spanish writer Javier Marías.
Elif Shafak
Books and Authors
08/25/24 • 27 min
Elif Shafak discusses her new novel. Hanna Pylväinen on writing about the Arctic Circle.
The novels of PD James; Akwaeke Emezi
Books and Authors
08/16/20 • 27 min
Johny Pitts looks at the life and work of crime novelist P D James
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FAQ
How many episodes does Books and Authors have?
Books and Authors currently has 924 episodes available.
What topics does Books and Authors cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Books and Authors?
The episode title 'A Good Read: Patience Agbabi and Andy Miller' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Books and Authors?
The average episode length on Books and Authors is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of Books and Authors released?
Episodes of Books and Authors are typically released every 4 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Books and Authors?
The first episode of Books and Authors was released on Sep 16, 2010.
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