BBC - Radio 2 - The Novel That Changed My Life

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The Novel That Changed My Life

Fridays: 1903 - 1930
25 July - 5 September

Claudia Winkleman introduces a new series in which six well-known figures discuss the novel that changed their world.

Cover illustration to the book, Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

5 September - Treasure Island

Alex James sets off on a fantastic adventure with young Jim Hawkins and the ruthless pirate, Long John Silver in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.

RELATED LINKS
Blur official site
Robert Louis Stevenson on Wikipedia

Cover illustration to the book, A Man In Full, by Tom Wolfe

22 August - A Man In Full

Mel Smith watches the fortune of property tycoon Charlie Croker take a nosedive in Tom Wolfe's '90s blockbuster, A Man In Full.

RELATED LINKS
Mel Smith on Wikipedia
Tom Wolfe official site

Cover illustration to the book, Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray

15 August - Vanity Fair

Kathy Lette relishes the guile and wit of Becky Sharpe in William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair.

RELATED LINKS
Kathy Lette official site
William Makepeace Thackeray on Wikipedia

Cover illustration to the book, On The Road, by Jack Kerouac

8 August - On The Road

Vic Reeves chooses On The Road, Jack Kerouac's legendary account of a frenzied, liberating drive across America.

RELATED LINKS
Vic Reeves on Wikipedia
Jack Kerouac on Wikipedia

Cover illustration to the book, Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh

1 August - Brideshead Revisited

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen follows the fortunes of the Flyte family in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited.

RELATED LINKS
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen official site
Evelyn Waugh on Wikipedia

Cover illustration to the book, A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

25 July - A Thousand Splendid Suns

Cherie Blair presents Khaled Hosseini's powerful portrait of female suffering under the Taliban in A Thousand Splendid Suns.

RELATED LINKS
Cherie Blair on Wikipedia
Khaled Hosseini official site