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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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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Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
Sun 3 Jun 2018
Margaret Atwood on her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale. With James Naughtie.
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William Trevor discusses his short story collection After Rain
Thu 17 May 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
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Jo Nesbo talks about his book, The Snowman
Sun 6 May 2018
Jo Nesbo talks to James Naughtie about his book, The Snowman.
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Thomas Keneally discusses his Booker Prize-winning novel Schindler's Ark
Tue 17 Apr 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
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Sarah Perry discusses her novel, The Essex Serpent
Sun 1 Apr 2018
Sarah Perry speaks to James Naughtie about her novel, The Essex Serpent.
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Muriel Spark discusses the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Thu 15 Mar 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary
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Patrick Gale - A Place Called Winter
Sun 4 Mar 2018
Patrick Gale talks about his novel A Place Called Winter with James Naughtie and readers.
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Douglas Adams discusses The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Wed 14 Feb 2018
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary
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Eimear McBride talks about her debut novel, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
Sun 4 Feb 2018
Eimear McBride discusses her book, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing.
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Colin Thubron - In Siberia
Sun 7 Jan 2018
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to travel writer Colin Thubron about In Siberia
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Clive James
Sun 31 Dec 2017
James Naughtie and readers talk to Clive James about the first volume of his autobiography
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Jennifer Egan discusses her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Visit from The Goon Squad.
Sun 3 Dec 2017
In an extended version, Jennifer Egan talks about A Visit from The Goon Squad.
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Edward St Aubyn - Mother's Milk
Sun 5 Nov 2017
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to novelist Edward St Aubyn about Mother's Milk
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Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Sun 1 Oct 2017
James Naughtie discusses Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Danish writer Peter Hoeg.
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Patrick McCabe discusses his novel The Butcher Boy
Sun 3 Sep 2017
Patrick McCabe speaks to James Naughtie about his novel, The Butcher Boy
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Anne Patchett talks to James Naughtie about her novel, Bel Canto.
Sun 6 Aug 2017
Anne Patchett on her award winning novel, Bel Canto.
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James Naughtie talks to Deborah Levy
Sun 2 Jul 2017
Deborah Levy talks about her novel, Swimming Home.
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Michael Chabon - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Sun 7 May 2017
Michael Chabon talks about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay with James Naughtie
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Sunjeev Sahota - The Year of the Runaways
Sun 2 Apr 2017
Sunjeev Sahota discusses his novel The Year of the Runaways with James Naughtie.
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Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Sun 5 Mar 2017
Jonathan Safran Foer talks about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. With James Naughtie.
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Kamila Shamsie on Burnt Shadows
Tue 7 Feb 2017
James Naughtie and audience talk to Kamila Shamsie about her novel Burnt Shadows
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Barbara Trapido - The Travelling Hornplayer
Sun 5 Feb 2017
Barbara Trapido talks to James Naughtie about her 1998 novel The Travelling Hornplayer.
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John Lanchester - Capital
New Year's Day 2017
John Lanchester talks to James Naughtie and readers about his novel Capital.
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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Thu 10 Nov 2016
James Naughtie and novelist Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson for #LovetoRead
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
Books website
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Short stories to keep
The fiction podcast featuring the best stories from the UK's finest writers
