Stephen Fry and Alan Davies reunite in the studio to debate their all-time favourite books with presenter Harriett Gilbert. Expect philosophical musings and a fair bit of silliness from these comedy polymaths and former QI partners in crime. Fe

Richard Harrington & Njambi McGrath

Feb 25th, 2020 28m 1s

Books worth reading chosen by actor Richard Harrington and comedian Njambi McGrath

Open Book - Sinéad Gleeson

4 days ago 28m 18s

Sinéad Gleeson is a writer, broadcaster and editor of three anthologies of Irish writing. Her collection of essays, Constellations: Reflections from Life won Non Fiction Book of the Year at the 2019 Irish Book Awards, and now publishes her debu

Open Book - Percival Everett

11 days ago 29m 14s

US author Percival Everett talks about his new novel, James - a retelling of Huckleberry Finn, told from the point of view of runaway slave, Jim.Plus, writing openly about the challenges of motherhood, and doing so with humour. Shahidha talks t

Open Book - Andrew O'Hagan and Helen Garner

23 days ago 29m 45s

Alex Clark talks to Andrew O’Hagan about his new book Caledonian Road. Told over the course of a year, Caledonian Road follows art historian and public intellectual Campbell Flynn as a friendship with a young student calls into question the com

A Good Read - Carol Morley and Will Hislop

1 month ago 28m 14s

THE RED PARTS by Maggie Nelson (Vintage), chosen by Carol Morley INVISIBLE CITIES by Italo Calvino (Vintage), chosen by Will Hislop ORDINARY PEOPLE by Diana Evans (Vintage), chosen by Harriett Gilbert Film director Carol Morley chooses a memo

Open Book: Carys Davies, Annie Ernaux

Mar 24th, 2024 28m 34s

Carys Davies on her new novel, Clear. Plus Annie Ernaux and photography

Open Book - Jonathan Buckley, Lit Crit and David Baddiel

Mar 21st, 2024 28m 47s

Alex Clark talks to novelist Jonathan Buckley about his novel, Tell. The story is told as a monologue by an unnamed narrator, the gardener of self-made businessman and would-be art collector, Curtis Doyle. Doyle has gone missing from his Scotti

A Good Read: Christopher Eccleston and Lindsey Hilsum

Mar 19th, 2024 28m 2s

JUST KIDS by Patti Smith, chosen by Lindsey HilsumMAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor E. Frankl (trans. Ilse Lasch), chosen by Christopher EcclestonTOWARDS THE END OF THE MORNING by Michael Frayn, chosen by Harriett GilbertThe television journ

A Good Read - Katy Hessel and Amy Blakemore

Mar 12th, 2024 28m 19s

CHESS by Stefan Zweig (Faber), chosen by Katy Hessel MAUD MARTHA by Gwendolyn Brooks (Penguin), chosen by Amy Blakemore THE PIER FALLS by Mark Haddon (Vintage), chosen by Harriett Gilbert Art historian Katy Hessel chooses a book that she read

Open Book - Daphne du Maurier

Mar 10th, 2024 28m 43s

"Last night I dreamt of Manderley again..." begins Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier one of the most well-loved novels of the 20th century. As part of the Daphne du Maurier: Double Exposure season on Radio 4, Open Book looks again at her hugely popu

A Good Read: Andrew McMillan and Kathryn Williams

Mar 5th, 2024 27m 58s

ON WRITING by Stephen King, chosen by Kathryn WilliamsTHE BITCH by Pilar Quintana (translated by Lisa Dillman), chosen by Harriett GilbertON THE BEACH by Nevil Shute, chosen by Andrew McMillanThe singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams loves books