Bookclub Podcast
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
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Douglas Adams
Sun 2 Jan 2000
James Naughtie talks to Douglas Adams about The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Julian Barnes
Sun 5 Dec 1999
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his book Flaubert's Parrot.
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Dava Sobel
Sun 7 Nov 1999
James Naughtie talks to author Dava Sobel about her international bestseller Longitude.
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Anne Michaels
Sun 3 Oct 1999
James Naughtie talks to Canadian writer Anne Michaels about her novel, Fugitive Pieces.
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Margaret Forster
Sun 5 Sep 1999
James Naughtie and author Margaret Forster discuss her novel Private Papers.
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J K Rowling
Sun 1 Aug 1999
James Naughtie talks to J K Rowling about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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Kate Atkinson
Sun 4 Jul 1999
James Naughtie talks to Kate Atkinson about her novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
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David Guterson
Sun 6 Jun 1999
James Naughtie and author David Guterson to discuss his novel Snow Falling on Cedars.
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Joseph Heller - Catch-22
Sun 4 Apr 1999
James Naughtie is joined by the author of Catch 22, Joseph Heller.
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William Boyd
Sun 7 Mar 1999
James Naughtie talks to William Boyd about his prize-winning book, Brazzaville Beach.
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John Le Carré
Sun 7 Feb 1999
James Naughtie talks to John Le Carré about his Cold War spy trilogy.
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Jane Smiley
Sun 3 Jan 1999
James Naughtie talks to American author Jane Smiley about her novel A Thousand Acres.
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Andrew Davies/William Thackeray
Sun 1 Nov 1998
James Naughtie and Andrew Davies discuss W M Thackeray's classic novel, Vanity Fair.
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Frank McCourt
Fri 9 Oct 1998
Irish-American author, Frank McCourt talks about his memoir Angela's Ashes.
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Jung Chang
Sun 6 Sep 1998
James Naughtie discusses the award-winning book Wild Swans with its author Jung Chang.
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Louis de Bernières
Sun 2 Aug 1998
James Naughtie talks to author Louis de Bernières about Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
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Robert Harris
Sun 5 Jul 1998
James Naughtie talks to author Robert Harris about his international bestseller Fatherland
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Toni Morrison - Beloved
Sun 7 Jun 1998
James Naughtie talks to Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison about Beloved.
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Sebastian Faulks
Sun 3 May 1998
James Naughtie talks to author, Sebastian Faulks, about his best-selling novel, Birdsong.
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Kamila Shamsie on Burnt Shadows
Tue 7 Feb 2017
James Naughtie and audience talk to Kamila Shamsie about her novel Burnt Shadows
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Bookclub - Helen Macdonald on H is for Hawk
Sun 2 Oct 2016
James Naughtie discusses H is for Hawk with Helen Macdonald
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Bookclub - Don DeLillo on Underworld
Sun 4 Sep 2016
James Naughtie talks to Don DeLillo about his novel Underworld
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Bookclub - Evie Wyld on After the Fire a Still, Small Voice
Sun 7 Aug 2016
James Naughtie talks to Evie Wyld about After the Fire a Still, Small Voice
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Bookclub - Maggie O'Farrell on The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
Sun 3 Jul 2016
James Naughtie talks to Maggie O'Farrell about The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
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Bookclub - Tony Harrison's poem 'v'
Sun 5 Jun 2016
James Naughtie and Tony Harrison discuss the poem 'v'
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Bookclub with Javier Marias
Sun 1 May 2016
James Naughtie talks to Javier Marias about The Infatuations
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Bookclub with Elizabeth Strout - Olive Kitteridge
Sun 3 Apr 2016
James Naughtie and audience talk to Elizabeth Strout about Olive Kitteridge
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Bookclub with Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History
Sun 6 Mar 2016
James Naughtie and audience talk to Michael Holroyd about A Strange Eventful History
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