Harriett Gilbert and her guests - columnist and author, Michele Hanson and Director of External Affairs at the Science Museum Group, Roger Highfield - discuss their favourite books by Tobias Smollett, Siddhartha Mukherjee and John Le Carre. Michele Hanson's choice: 'Humphry Clinker' by Tobias SmollettRoger Highfield's choice: 'The Emperor of All Maladies' by Siddhartha MukherjeeHarriett Gilbert's choice: 'A Murder of Quality' by John le CarréFirst broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2012.
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Folge vom 12.06.2012Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield
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Folge vom 05.06.2012Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William OrbitHarriett Gilbert and her guests - space scientist, Maggie Aderin-Pocock and music producer, William Orbit - discuss favourite books by John Wyndham, Janice Galloway and Tom Stoppard. 'Chocky' by John Wyndham Publisher: Penguin'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead' by Tom Stoppard Publisher: Faber and Faber'Trick Is To Keep Breathing' by Janice Galloway Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.
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Folge vom 29.05.2012Steve Backshall and Geraldine BedellDeadly 60 presenter Steve Backshall and Editor of Gransnet Geraldine Bedell discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.Geraldine picks 'The Idea of Perfection' by Kate Grenville, a touching romance between two people in the eccentric little backwater of Karakarook, Australia.Steve opts for a chilling ghost-story set around a scientific expedition to the Arctic Circle in 1937 - 'Dark Matter' by Michelle Paver.Harriett's choice is 'In the Country of Men' by Hisham Matar, a tender coming-of-age story about nine-year-old Suleiman who becomes the man of the house when his father goes away on business.Producer: Toby FieldFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
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Folge vom 27.03.2012Isy Suttie and Beverley HumphreysHarriett Gilbert and her guests – comedian Isy Suttie and opera singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys - discuss favourite books by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Ian McEwan and Daniel Keyes.The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, which Beverly describes as a "love letter to literature."Isy picks The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan, a sinister tale of two couples in an unnamed European town, which she admits does not have a particularly happy ending.Harriett chooses the story of a young man with learning difficulties whose intelligence is enhanced by a scientific procedure - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.