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A Good Read

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A Good Read
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  • A Good Read

    Maryam Moshiri and Doug Naylor

    23/03/2026 | 27 mins.
    Newsreader Maryam Moshiri and Red Dwarf creator Doug Naylor discuss their chosen books, including Bridget Jones's Diary, with Harriett Gilbert.
    Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding, chosen by Maryam Moshiri
    Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell, chosen by Doug Naylor
    Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, chosen by Harriett Gilbert
    Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbc
    Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Sally Heaven
  • A Good Read

    Victoria Pile and Julian Baggini

    16/03/2026 | 27 mins.
    THE LIVES AND LOVES OF A SHE DEVIL by Fay Weldon, chosen by Victoria Pile
    THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway, chosen by Julian Baggini
    CLEAR by Carys Davies, chosen by Harriett Gilbert
    Comedy writer and director Victoria Pile joins philosopher and author Julian Baggini to talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. On the menu is a feminist revenge novel that is as dark as it is funny, a classic Hemingway novella that casts us out to sea, and an evocative short story set on a remote island off Scotland.
    Join the conversation on Instagram: agoodreadbbc
    Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Becky Ripley
  • A Good Read

    Lolita Chakrabarti and Dr Guy Leschziner

    09/03/2026 | 27 mins.
    This week's books are:
    How to Measure a Cow by Margaret Forster (chosen by Lolita Chakrabarti)
    The House of God by Samuel Shem (chosen by Guy Leschziner)
    A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir (chosen by Harriett Gilbert)
    The producer is Eliza Lomas for BBC Audio Bristol
    Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbc
  • A Good Read

    Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Jung Chang

    02/03/2026 | 27 mins.
    The children's author Frank Cottrell-Boyce and the author of Wild Swans and Big Sister Little Sister Red Sister Jung Chang choose their good reads.
    Where Should We Run To by Alan Garner chosen by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
    Death of A Naturalist by Seamus Heaney chosen by Harriett Gilbert
    Hans Christian Andersen's Fairytales chosen by Jung Chang
    Produced in Bristol by Maggie Ayre
  • A Good Read

    Martin Edwards and Tom Shakespeare

    23/02/2026 | 27 mins.
    This week's books are:
    Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie, chosen by crime writer Martin Edwards
    At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien, chosen by sociologist, bioethicist and comedian Tom Shakespeare
    Thursday Night Widows by Claudia Pineiro, chosen by Harriett Gilbert
    Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbc
    Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Sally Heaven
    Photo credit: Belinda Mason

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