Bookclub Podcast
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
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Germaine Greer
Sun 1 Jul 2007
James Naughtie is joined by Germaine Greer to discuss her book The Female Eunuch.
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David Mitchell
Sun 3 Jun 2007
From the Hay Festival, James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to David Mitchell.
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Jodi Picoult
Sun 6 May 2007
James Naughtie and an audience talk to Jodi Picoult about her novel My Sister's Keeper.
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Jonathan Coe
Sun 1 Apr 2007
James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to comic fiction author Jonathan Coe.
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Alison Weir
Sun 4 Mar 2007
Historian Alison Weir discusses her biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine with James Naughtie.
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Val McDermid
Sun 4 Feb 2007
Val McDermid joins readers to discuss The Mermaids Singing, the story of a serial killer.
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Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections
Sun 7 Jan 2007
The author Jonathan Franzen discusses his novel The Corrections.
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Salley Vickers
Sun 3 Dec 2006
James Naughtie discusses Miss Garnet's Angel with its author Salley Vickers.
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Lewis Wolpert
Sun 5 Nov 2006
Scientist Lewis Wolpert discusses his account of depression in Malignant Sadness.
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Matthew Kneale
Sun 3 Sep 2006
James Naughtie talks to Matthew Kneale about his award winning book English Passengers.
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John Berendt
Sun 2 Jul 2006
James Naughtie talks to John Berendt about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
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Lindsey Davis
Sun 4 Jun 2006
James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.
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Ali Smith
Sun 7 May 2006
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World
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Malorie Blackman
Sun 2 Apr 2006
Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.
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Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Sun 5 Mar 2006
Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.
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P J O'Rourke
Sun 5 Feb 2006
James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.
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George Macdonald Fraser
New Year's Day 2006
James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books.
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Joyce Carol Oates
Sun 4 Dec 2005
American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys.
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Antonia Fraser
Sun 6 Nov 2005
James Naughtie is joined by Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.
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Hanif Kureishi
Sun 2 Oct 2005
James Naughtie is joined by Hanif Kureishi to discuss his book The Buddha of Suburbia.
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Alain-Fournier
Sun 4 Sep 2005
James Naughtie and poet Michele Roberts discuss Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes.
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Michael Dibdin
Sun 7 Aug 2005
James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers.
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Oliver Sacks
Sun 3 Jul 2005
James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
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Sue Townsend
Sun 5 Jun 2005
James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.
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Richard Ford
Sun 3 Apr 2005
James Naughtie is joined by Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.
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Stephen Fry
Sun 6 Mar 2005
James Naughtie is joined by Stephen Fry to discuss his novel, The Hippopotamus
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Bill Bryson
Sun 6 Feb 2005
James Naughtie talks to Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything
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