A Good Read Folgen

Harriett Gilbert talks favourite books with music presenter Verity Sharp and table tennis champion turned author Matthew Syed. Their books are The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono, Anglo-Saxon Attitudes by Angus Wilson and Chéri by Colette. These spark deeply-felt argument over whether planting trees can save the earth and also insights into the ideal of getting back to the land, the process of ageing for women who've lived by their looks and the peculiar nature of British reserve as observed by the son of an immigrant. Books as the jumping-off point for ideas.. Producer Beth O'Dea.

Comedian, Nathan Caton and science presenter and geneticist, Adam Rutherford join Harriett Gilbert.The trio discuss favourite books by Paul Auster, Juan Pablo Villalobos and Paul Canoville. Leviathan by Paul Auster Publisher: FaberBlack and Blue: How Racism, Drugs and Cancer Almost Destroyed Me by Paul Canoville Publisher: HeadlineI'll Sell You A Dog by Juan Pablo Villalobos Publisher: And Other Stories First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017.

Comedians Ed Byrne and Hardeep Singh Kohli talk to Harriett Gilbert about favourite books. It's a bit of a Scotfest: Ed's is Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre, Hardeep's The Prime of Miss Brodie by Muriel Spark and then Harriett introduces them to The Seven Good Years by little-known Israeli writer Etgar Keret - with mixed results.. Producer Beth O'Dea.