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Coming Soon
Gaelic—Word of Mouth
Gaelic in Scotland with writer and broadcaster Roddy Maclean.
Tomorrow15:30BBC Radio 4![]()
Poetry Please: Goblin Market—Poetry Extra
Listeners select Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market read by Shirley Henderson.
Sunday07:00BBC Radio 4 Extra![]()
Isy Suttie & Vick Hope—A Good Read
Isy Suttie and Vick Hope join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
Next Tuesday10:00BBC Radio 4 ExtraHow the Normans changed the way we speak—Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen explores the impact of the Norman invasion on the English language.
Next Thursday15:30BBC Radio 4![]()
Daniyal Mueenddin - This is Where the Serpent Lives—World Book Club
Harriett talks with Daniyal Mueenddin about This is Where the Serpent Lives
Sat 5 Sep 202612:06BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa![]()
The Poet and the Snipe—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra selects a highlight about bird inspiration - from the BBC's poetry archive.
Sun 6 Sep 202607:00BBC Radio 4 Extra![]()
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Dr Vee Kativhu and Susie Riddell—A Good Read
Harriett Gilbert meets an education activist and an actor to discover books they love.
BBC Radio 4Super-Infinite, Part 3 and John Donne - Two Satires—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra selects two highlights from the BBC's poetry archive.
BBC Radio 4 ExtraJanice Hallett—Bookclub
The award-winning writer speaks to a Bookclub audience about her debut novel, The Appeal.
BBC Radio 4Kaarina Parker: Fulvia—World Book Club
Kaarina Parker talks about her debut novel set in ancient Rome - Fulvia.
BBC World ServiceLauren Child and David McAlmont—A Good Read
The children’s author and the chart topper talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
BBC Radio 4Cariad Lloyd and Geoff Dyer—A Good Read
Harriett Gilbert is with a comedian and a writer to talk favourite books.
BBC Radio 4Joanne Harris and Islam Issa—A Good Read
The writer and the academic and broadcaster talk about favourite books.
BBC Radio 4The Ethics of Knowledge—Free Thinking
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the ethics of knowledge.
BBC Radio 4Daisy Dunn and Andrew Hunter Murray—A Good Read
The classicist and the author talk about books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert.
BBC Radio 4Anne Sebba—Bookclub
On her biography That Woman: The life of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor.
BBC Radio 4Rachel Kushner: The Mars Room—World Book Club
Harriett Gilbert talks with Rachel Kusher about The Mars Room.
BBC World ServiceTrade and Traffic—Free Thinking
Jeremy Hunt, Nandini Das, Rana Mitter, Soumaya Keynes & Lauren Working join Anne McElvoy.
BBC Radio 4
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