大象传媒 Radio 4 - Bookclub

Bookclub Podcast

Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

Updated: weekly

Episodes available: indefinitely

Lewis Wolpert

Sun 5 Nov 2006

Scientist Lewis Wolpert discusses his account of depression in Malignant Sadness.
Jane Gardam

Sun 1 Oct 2006

James Naughtie talks to Jane Gardam about her book Old Filth.
Matthew Kneale

Sun 3 Sep 2006

James Naughtie talks to Matthew Kneale about his award winning book English Passengers.
Elmore Leonard

Sun 6 Aug 2006

James Naughtie is joined by American crime writer Elmore Leonard.
John Berendt

Sun 2 Jul 2006

James Naughtie talks to John Berendt about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Lindsey Davis

Sun 4 Jun 2006

James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.
Ali Smith

Sun 7 May 2006

James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World
Malorie Blackman

Sun 2 Apr 2006

Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.
Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin

Sun 5 Mar 2006

Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.
P J O'Rourke

Sun 5 Feb 2006

James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.
George Macdonald Fraser

New Year's Day 2006

James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books.
Joyce Carol Oates

Sun 4 Dec 2005

American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys.
Antonia Fraser

Sun 6 Nov 2005

James Naughtie is joined by Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.
Hanif Kureishi

Sun 2 Oct 2005

James Naughtie is joined by Hanif Kureishi to discuss his book The Buddha of Suburbia.
Alain-Fournier

Sun 4 Sep 2005

James Naughtie and poet Michele Roberts discuss Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes.
Michael Dibdin

Sun 7 Aug 2005

James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers.
Oliver Sacks

Sun 3 Jul 2005

James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
Sue Townsend

Sun 5 Jun 2005

James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.
Andrea Levy

Sun 1 May 2005

Andrea Levy joins readers to discuss her novel Small Island.
Richard Ford

Sun 3 Apr 2005

James Naughtie is joined by Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.
Stephen Fry

Sun 6 Mar 2005

James Naughtie is joined by Stephen Fry to discuss his novel, The Hippopotamus
Bill Bryson

Sun 6 Feb 2005

James Naughtie talks to Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything
Zadie Smith

Sun 2 Jan 2005

James Naughtie talks to Zadie Smith about the impact of her novel White Teeth.
Carol Ann Duffy

Sun 5 Dec 2004

James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets.
Pat Barker

Sun 7 Nov 2004

Booker prize winner Pat Barker joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Regeneration.
Will Self

Thu 7 Oct 2004

James Naughtie is joined by Will Self to discuss his novel How The Dead Live.
Paul Auster - New York Trilogy

Sun 5 Sep 2004

James Naughtie is joined by author Paul Auster.
Muriel Spark

Sun 1 Aug 2004

James Naughtie is joined by Muriel Spark to discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Terry Pratchett

Sun 4 Jul 2004

James Naughtie is joined by Terry Pratchett to discuss Mort.
Minette Walters

Sun 6 Jun 2004

James Naughtie is joined by author Minette Walters.