A Good Read Podcast
Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.
Episodes to download
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Shirley Williams and Margaret Drabble
Tue 24 Nov 2015
Shirley Williams and Margaret Drabble discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Niall Ferguson & Tracy Chevalier
Tue 17 Nov 2015
Niall Ferguson and Tracy Chevalier talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Jonathan Coe and Gemma Cairney
Tue 10 Nov 2015
Jonathan Coe and Gemma Cairney join Harriett Gilbert to recommend favourite books..
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Ann Cleeves
Tue 3 Nov 2015
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and crime writer Ann Cleeves talk about books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Philip Pullman and Caroline Criado-Perez
Tue 27 Oct 2015
Philip Pullman and Caroline Criado-Perez talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Fraser Nelson and Adam Mars-Jones
Tue 20 Oct 2015
Journalist Fraser Nelson and critic Adam Mars-Jones talk books with Harriett Gilbert
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David Morrissey & Julia Blackburn
Tue 13 Oct 2015
David Morrissey and Julia Blackburn join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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Caroline Lucas & Rod Liddle
Tue 6 Oct 2015
Caroline Lucas and Rod Liddle join Harriett Gilbert to debate their favourite books.
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Miriam Margolyes and Mark Haddon
Tue 28 Jul 2015
Miriam Margolyes and Mark Haddon discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Helen Baxendale & Helen Cross
Tue 16 Jun 2015
Helen Baxendale and Helen Cross join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books.
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Miranda Sawyer and Tom Robinson
Tue 9 Jun 2015
Miranda Sawyer and Tom Robinson talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Ian Rankin and Joe Boyd
Tue 31 Mar 2015
Harriett Gilbert talks about favourite books with Ian Rankin and Joe Boyd.
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Christopher Frayling and Abi Morgan
Tue 24 Mar 2015
Harriett Gilbert talks about favourite books with Christopher Frayling and Abi Morgan.
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Claire Skinner and Louise Welsh
Tue 17 Mar 2015
Claire Skinner and Louise Welsh discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Rebecca Front and Laura Dockrill
Tue 10 Mar 2015
Rebecca Front and Laura Dockrill talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn
Tue 3 Mar 2015
Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan
Tue 24 Feb 2015
Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books with Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan.
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John Sergeant and Helen Lewis
Tue 17 Feb 2015
John Sergeant, Helen Lewis and Harriett Gilbert champion favourite books.
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Susie Dent and Janice Langley
Tue 10 Feb 2015
Harriett Gilbert, Susie Dent and Janice Langley choose some favourite books.
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Frankie Boyle and Maureen Lipman
Tue 3 Feb 2015
Frankie Boyle and Maureen Lipman talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty
Tue 2 Dec 2014
Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Dawn O'Porter and Graham Fellows
Tue 25 Nov 2014
Dawn O'Porter, Graham Fellows and Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books.
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Jack Monroe and Doon MacKichan
Tue 18 Nov 2014
Harriett Gilbert is joined by food blogger Jack Monroe and comic actor Doon MacKichan.
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Roy Foster and Andrew Roberts
Tue 11 Nov 2014
Historians Roy Foster and Andrew Roberts discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Eliza Manningham-Buller and Elif Shafak
Tue 4 Nov 2014
Harriett Gilbert, Eliza Manningham-Buller and Elif Shafak discuss their favourite books.
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Martina Cole and Janet Street Porter
Tue 28 Oct 2014
Janet Street Porter and Martina Cole discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Adam Hills and Steven Pinker
Tue 21 Oct 2014
Adam Hills and Steven Pinker discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Sheila Hancock and Cosmo Landesman
Tue 14 Oct 2014
Sheila Hancock and Cosmo Landesman share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Jeremy Paxman and Mary Beard
Tue 7 Oct 2014
Mary Beard and Jeremy Paxman talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Ade Adepitan and Dominic Holland
Tue 29 Jul 2014
Paralympian Ade Adepitan and comedian Dominic Holland talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
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