Harriett Gilbert' and her guests - actor, Larry Lamb (Gavin & Stacey) and writer, Ian Marchant.- discuss favourite books by Tim Winton, Alain Mabanckou and JL Carr. Larry Lamb's choice: ‘Dirt Music’ by Tim WintonIan Marchant's choice: ‘How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup’ by JL CarrHarriett Gilbert's choice: ‘African Psycho’ by Alain Mabanckou.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.
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Folge vom 19.06.2012Ian Marchant and Larry Lamb
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Folge vom 12.06.2012Michele Hanson and Roger HighfieldColumnist and author, Michele Hanson and Director of External Affairs at the Science Museum Group, Roger Highfield join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Tobias Smollett, Siddhartha Mukherjee and John Le Carré.Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett Publisher: Penguin ClassicThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee Publisher: Fourth EstateA Murder of Quality by John le Carré Publisher: Penguin Modern ClassicsFirst broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2012.
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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.