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Vanessa Feltz and Elvis McGonagall Jun 11, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests – BBC Radio 2’s Vanessa Feltz and performance poet, Elvis McGonagall - discuss books by Javier Marias. AA Milne and Jeff Torrington.

A Heart So white by Javier Marias, translated by Margaret Jull Costa Publisher: Vintage

Two People by AA Milne Publisher: Capuchin Classics

Swing Hammer Swing! by Jeff Torrington Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.

Terry Deary and Shappi Khorsandi Jun 04, 2013

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Horrible Histories author Terry Deary and comedian Shappi Khorsandi join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by GK Chesterton, Sue Townsend and John McGahern.

The Napoleon of Notting Hill by GK Chesterton Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers

Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend Publisher: Penguin

Amongst Women by John McGahern Publisher: Faber and Faber

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.

Gervase Phinn and Moni Mohsin Mar 26, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - authors Gervase Phinn and Moni Mohsin - discuss their favourite books by Robert Roberts, Rudyard Kipling and Angela Carter.

A Ragged Schooling by Robert Roberts Publisher: Manchester University Press

Kim by Rudyard Kipling Publisher: Penguin Books

Wise Children by Angela Carter Publisher: Vintage Books

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.

Konnie Huq and Pat Kane Mar 19, 2013

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Harriett Gilbertt and her guests - ex-Blue Peter presenter, Konnie Huq and Hue and Cry's Pat Kane - discuss books by Patrick Hamilton, Richard Sennett and Herman Koch.

The Dinner by Herman Koch Publisher: Atlantic Books Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton Publisher: Penguin

The Craftsman by Richard Sennett Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.

Robert Peston and Bernadine Evaristo Mar 12, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - writer, Bernadine Evaristo and former BBC Business Editor, Robert Peston - discuss their favourite books by Irene Sabatini, Jessica Mitford and Sian Busby.

The Boy Next Door by Irene Sabatini Publisher: Hodder The Cruel Mother by Sian Busby Publisher: Short Books Hons & Rebels by Jessica Mitford Publisher: Phoenix Books

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.

Daljit Nagra and Susan Jeffreys Mar 05, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - poet, Daljit Nagra and radio critic, Susan Jeffrey - discuss their favourite books by Edna O'Brien, Margery Allingham and an anonymous author.

A Woman in Berlin (Anon) Publisher: Little Brown

The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien Publisher: Phoenix

Coroner's Pidgin by Margery Allingham Publisher: Random House

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.

Alistair Appleton and Simon Baron-Cohen Feb 26, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - TV presenter, Alistair Appleton and Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of the department of Psychiatry at Cambridge - discuss favourite books by Patrick Gayle, Ian McEwan and Michael Innes.

Notes From an Exhibition by Patrick Gale Publisher: Harper Collins

Enduring Love by Ian McEwan Publisher: Vintage

Operation Pax by Michael Innes Publisher: House of Stratus

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.

Francis Spufford and Sarah Moss Feb 19, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - writers, Sarah Moss and Francis Spufford. - discuss their favourite books by Dorothy Wordsworth, TH White and Penelope Fitzgerald.

The Grasmere Journals by Dorothy Wordsworth Publisher: Oxford University Press

Mistress Masham's Repose by TH White Publisher: Random House

Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald Publisher: Harper Collins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.

Meg Rosoff and Sara Pascoe Feb 12, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert is joined by her guests - writer, Meg Rosoff and comedian, Sara Pascoe - to discuss favourite books by Lynn Barber, Yasunari Kawabata and Ayn Rand.

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata Publisher: Penguin Classics

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Publisher: Penguin

An Education by Lynn Barber Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.

Miles Jupp and Barb Jungr Feb 05, 2013

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Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedian, Miles Jupp and singer, Barb Jungr - discuss their favourite books by Jonathan Franzen, Michael Frayn and Andrey Kurko.

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Publisher: 4th Estate

Spies by Michael Frayn Publisher: Faber

Death And The Penguin by Andrey Kurkov Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.

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