A Good Read

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Christopher Frayling and Abi Morgan Mar 24, 2015

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - award-winning screenwriter, Abi Morgan and cultural historian, Christopher Frayling - discuss favourite books by Dave Eggers, Angela Carter and Kyril Bonfiglioli.

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Publisher: Vintage

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Publisher: Picador

Don't Point that Thing at Me by Kyril Bonfiglioli Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Claire Skinner and Louise Welsh Mar 17, 2015

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - actress, Claire Skinner and author, Louise Welsh - discuss their favourite books by Karl Ove Knausgaard, RL Stevenson and Dorothy L Sayers.

A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard Publisher: Vintage

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Penguin Classics

Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers Publisher: Hodder

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Rebecca Front and Laura Dockrill Mar 10, 2015

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - actress, Rebecca Front and poet and writer, Laura Dockrill - discuss their favourite books by Maria Semple, Jan Struther and Alice Munro.

Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther Publisher: Virago

Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple Publisher: Phoenix

Runaway by Alice Munro Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn Mar 03, 2015

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - presenter, Anita Rani and journalist, Katharine Whitehorn - discuss their favourite books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Terry Pratchett and Yiyun Li.

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald Publisher: Wordsworth Classics

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Publisher: Random House

The Vagrants by Yiyun Li Publisher: 4th Estate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan Feb 24, 2015

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedians, Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan - discuss favourite books by Yann Martel, Clive James and Dan Hancox.

The Village Against the World by Dan Hancox Publisher: Verso

Life of Pi by Yann Martel Publisher: Cannongate

Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James Publisher: Picador

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

John Sergeant and Helen Lewis Feb 17, 2015

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The journalists John Sergeant and Helen Lewis, join Harriett Gilbert to discuss three favourite books.

Jeeves and The Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks Publisher Arrow Books

The Turkish Embassy Letters by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Publisher Virago

The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Publisher Vintage

Producer Beth O'Dea

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Susie Dent and Janice Langley Feb 10, 2015

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Countdown dictionary buff Susie Dent and WI Chair Janice Langley share some good reads with Harriett Gilbert.

Red Love - The Story of an East German Family by Maxim Leo, translated by Shaun Whiteside Publisher Pushkin Press

A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison Publisher Quercus

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P D James Publisher Faber

Producer Sally Heaven

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Frankie Boyle and Maureen Lipman Feb 03, 2015

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedian, Frankie Boyle and actress, Maureen Lipman - discuss their favourite books by Michael Blakemore, Barbara Trapido and Joseph Heller.

Stage Blood by Michael Blakemore Publisher: Faber

Something Happened by Joseph Heller Publisher: Vintage

Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido Publisher: Bloomsbury

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty Dec 02, 2014

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Harriet Gilbert and her guests - comedians, Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty - discuss their favourite books by Margaret Atwood, Jim Thompson and Beryl Bainbridge.

The Getaway by Jim Thompson

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.

Dawn O'Porter and Graham Fellows Nov 25, 2014

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Dawn O'Porter and Graham Fellows, AKA John Shuttleworth, talk with Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.

Green Girl by Kate Zambreno

Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse

The Blessing by Nancy Mitford

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.