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Andrew Maxwell and Kamila Shamsie Feb 25, 2014

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - Irish stand-up comedian, Andrew Maxwell and Pakistani writer, Kamila Shamsie - discuss their favourite books by Doris Lessing, Anita Desai and John Steinbeck.

Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai Publisher: Vintage

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck Publisher: Penguin

In Pursuit of the English by Doris Lessing Publisher: Fourth Estate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.

Tracy-Ann Oberman and Richard Herring Feb 18, 2014

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedian Richard Herring and actor Tracy-Ann Oberman - discuss their favourite books by Jack Womack, Rupert Everett and Kurt Vonnegut.

Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut Publisher: Vintage

Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack Publisher: Gollancz

Vanished Years by Rupert Everett Publisher: Abacus

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.

Daniel Finkelstein and Jill Paton Walsh Feb 11, 2014

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - journalist, Daniel Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein of Pinner, and writer, Jill Paton Walsh - discuss their favourite books by Robert Cialdini, Michael J Sandel and Roddy Doyle.

Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini Publisher: Collins Business

What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J Sandel Publisher: Penguin

The Van by Roddy Doyle Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.

Lord Mervyn King and Arabella Weir Feb 04, 2014

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - former Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King and comic actor and writer, Arabella Weir - discuss their favourite books by Machiavelli, Jon Canter and Eric Newby.

The Prince by Machiavelli Publisher: Penguin

A Short Gentleman by Jon Canter Publisher: Vintage

Love and War in the Apennines by Eric Newby Publisher: HarperCollins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.

Fern Britton and Katherine Grainger Dec 03, 2013

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TV presenter and novelist Fern Britton and Olympic gold medallist rower Katherine Grainger join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Harper Lee, Susan Hill and Alan Bennett.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Publisher: Arrow

The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill Publisher: Vintage

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett Publisher: Profile Books and Faber & Faber

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.

Mark Ravenhill and DJ Nihal Nov 26, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - playwright, Mark Ravenhill and DJ, Nihal Arthanayake - discuss favourite books by James Ellroy, Nadine Gordimer and Wolfgang von Goethe.

Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Publisher: Oxford World Classics

American Tabloid by James Ellroy Publisher: Windmill Books

July's People by Nadine Gordimer Publisher: Bloomsbury

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.

Michael Dobbs and Katie Puckrik Nov 19, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - author, Michael Dobbs and broadcaster, Katie Puckrik - discuss favourite books by Kevin Myers, Jennifer Egan and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Watching the Door - Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast by Kevin Myers Publisher: Atlantic

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Publisher: Corsair

Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.

Kate Silverton and Johnnie Walker Nov 12, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert. and her guests - BBC Radio 2 presenter, Johnnie Walker and BBC newsreader, Kate Silverton talk about their favourite books by Robert M Pirsig, Georgina Howell and Barbara Pym. Zen and the Art of Motor Cycle Maintenance by Robert M Pirsig Publisher: Vintage

Daughter of the Desert - the Remarkable Life of Gertrude Bell by Georgina Howell Publisher: Pan MacMillan

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym Publisher: Virago

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.

John Inverdale and Rachel Cook Nov 05, 2013

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**** Jan Morris joins 4 Extra’s 100 Club: Born 2nd October 1926, she died in 2020 aged 94.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - broadcaster, John Inverdale and journalist, Rachel Cooke - discuss favourite books by Jan Morris, George Orwell and Meg Wolitzer. Coronation Everest by Jan Morris Publisher: Faber and Faber

The Wife by Meg Wolitzer Publisher: Vintage

Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell Publisher: Penguin Classics

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.

Eve Pollard and Julie Bindell Oct 29, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - journalists Eve Pollard and Julie Bindel - talk about their favourite books by Richard Ford, Chinua Achebe and David Sedaris.

Canada by Richard Ford Publisher: Bloomsbury

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Publisher: Abacus

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.

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