Kate Bottley and Ken Cheng
4 Extra Debut. Kate Bottley, Ken Chang and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Amy Chua, Cole Morton and Carlo Rovelli. From 2019.
BBC presenter Kate Bottley and comedian Ken Cheng join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Amy Chua, Cole Morton and Carlo Rovelli.
The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away by Cole Morton
Publisher: Harper Collins
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
Translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell
Publisher: Penguin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
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