Bookclub Podcast
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Episodes to download
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Rebecca Solnit - The Faraway Nearby
Sun 3 May 2020
Rebecca Solnit, American essayist, talks to James Naughtie about The Faraway Nearby.
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Jenny Offill – Dept. of Speculation
Sun 5 Apr 2020
James Naughtie and readers talk to American writer Jenny Offill about Dept. of Speculation
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Marian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday
Sun 1 Mar 2020
Marian Keyes on one of her most popular novels, Rachel's Holiday. With James Naughtie
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James Meek - The People's Act of Love
Sun 2 Feb 2020
James Meek on his novel The People's Act of Love. James Naughtie presents.
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Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus
Sun 5 Jan 2020
Erin Morgenstern talks about her fantasy novel The Night Circus with James Naughtie
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Ben Lerner - Leaving the Atocha Station
Thu 5 Dec 2019
American author Ben Lerner on his novel Leaving the Atocha Station. With James Naughtie
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Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Sun 3 Nov 2019
Helen Fielding talks about Bridget Jones's Diary with James Naughtie and readers
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Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad
Sun 6 Oct 2019
Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad.
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Aminatta Forna - The Memory of Love
Sun 1 Sep 2019
Aminatta Forna and readers discuss her novel The Memory of Love with James Naughtie
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Owen Sheers - I Saw A Man
Sun 4 Aug 2019
Owen Sheers talks about his novel I Saw A Man. Presented by James Naughtie.
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Gail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Sun 7 Jul 2019
Gail Honeyman talks about her best-selling hit novel Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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David Szalay - All That Man Is
Sun 2 Jun 2019
David Szalay discusses his novel All That Man Is with James Naughtie and readers.
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Louise Doughty - Apple Tree Yard
Sun 5 May 2019
Louise Doughty talks about Apple Tree Yard with James Naughtie and readers
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Richard Holmes - The Age of Wonder
Sun 7 Apr 2019
Richard Holmes talks about The Age of Wonder. With James Naughtie.
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Simon Mawer - Tightrope
Sun 3 Mar 2019
Simon Mawer talks about Tightrope, an espionage thriller. With James Naughtie.
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Alice Oswald - Falling Awake
Sun 3 Feb 2019
Alice Oswald, Radio 4's Poet in Residence discusses her collection Falling Awake
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Jessie Burton - The Miniaturist
Sun 6 Jan 2019
Jessie Burton discusses The Miniaturist with James Naughtie and readers
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Poet Simon Armitage on his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Tue 11 Dec 2018
Simon Armitage talks to James Naughtie about his translation of the Middle English epic.
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Meg Wolitzer - The Interestings
Sun 2 Dec 2018
Meg Wolitzer discusses her novel The Interestings with James Naughtie and readers.
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Historian Antonia Fraser discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot
Mon 5 Nov 2018
The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser.
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Andrew Michael Hurley - The Loney
Sun 4 Nov 2018
Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his book The Loney with James Naughtie and readers.
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Anne Enright - The Gathering
Tue 23 Oct 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
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Karl Ove Knausgaard - A Death in the Family
Sun 7 Oct 2018
Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses A Death in the Family with James Naughtie and readers
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David Baddiel talks about Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Tue 25 Sep 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
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Madeline Miller - The Song of Achilles
Sun 2 Sep 2018
Madeline Miller discusses The Song of Achilles which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012
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John Irving - A Prayer for Owen Meany.
Thu 23 Aug 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
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Neel Mukherjee - The Lives of Others
Sun 5 Aug 2018
James Naughtie and author Neel Mukherjee meet the reading group at Styal Prison, Cheshire.
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Doris Lessing - The Grass is Singing
Fri 20 Jul 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary.
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Colm Tóibín - Brooklyn
Sun 1 Jul 2018
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colm Toibin about his 2009 novel Brooklyn.
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Jan Morris discusses her classic travel book Venice
Thu 14 Jun 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
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Finding Your Story
Ten remarkable novels about identity: Which one will help you discover yourself?
Bookclub at 20
Sebastian Faulks, Naomi Alderman and more select favourite editions of the programme
Quiz – The Handmaid's Tale
Twenty questions to test your knowledge of Margaret Atwood's famous novel.
Explore James Naughtie's picks from 200 editions
A treasure trove of the 20th and 21st Century’s great writers discussing their work
Sample our books and authors Clip Collection
Interviews, previews and reviews
Short stories to keep
The fiction podcast featuring the best stories from the UK's finest writers
