Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Radio 4,·362 episodes
James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
03 Jul 2005,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.
05 Jun 2005,·28 mins
Andrea Levy joins readers to discuss her novel Small Island.
01 May 2005,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.
03 Apr 2005,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by Stephen Fry to discuss his novel, The Hippopotamus
06 Mar 2005,·28 mins
James Naughtie talks to Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything
06 Feb 2005,·28 mins
James Naughtie talks to Zadie Smith about the impact of her novel White Teeth.
02 Jan 2005,·28 mins
James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets.
05 Dec 2004,·28 mins
Booker prize winner Pat Barker joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Regeneration.
07 Nov 2004,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by Will Self to discuss his novel How The Dead Live.
07 Oct 2004,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by author Paul Auster.
05 Sep 2004,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by Muriel Spark to discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
01 Aug 2004,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by Terry Pratchett to discuss Mort.
04 Jul 2004,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by author Minette Walters.
06 Jun 2004,·28 mins
James Naughtie talks to David Lodge about his novel Nice Work.
02 May 2004,·28 mins
Elizabeth Jane Howard discusses Falling, one of her most strange and dark novels.
04 Apr 2004,·30 mins
Elizabeth Jane Howard joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Falling.
04 Apr 2004,·28 mins
Sarah Waters joins James Naughtie to talk about her gothic tale Fingersmith.
07 Mar 2004,·28 mins
Peter Carey talks about his novel the True History of the Kelly Gang.
01 Feb 2004,·28 mins
Sir John Mortimer joins James Naughtie to discuss his work.
04 Jan 2004,·28 mins
Peter Ackroyd joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Hawksmoor.
07 Dec 2003,·28 mins
James Naughtie talks to Esther Freud about her semi-autobiographical novel Hideous Kinky.
02 Nov 2003,·28 mins
Melvin Burgess joins James Naughtie to discuss Junk, his novel about teenage runaways.
05 Oct 2003,·28 mins
Edna O'Brien joins James Naughtie to talk about her book Down by the River.
07 Sep 2003,·28 mins
Amanda Foreman talks about her biography of Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire.
03 Aug 2003,·28 mins
James Naughtie is joined by T. C. Boyle to talk about his novel The Tortilla Curtain.
06 Jul 2003,·28 mins
Sally Beauman, author of Rebecca's Tale, joins James Naughtie to discuss Rebecca.
01 Jun 2003,·28 mins
James Naughtie talks to crime writer P. D. James about her novel Original Sin.
04 May 2003,·28 mins
Beryl Bainbridge talks about her novel An Awfully Big Adventure.
06 Apr 2003,·28 mins
William Trevor talks to James Naughtie about his short story collection After Rain.
02 Mar 2003,·28 mins
