Samira Ahmed and Elis James
Harriett Gilbert is joined by writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed and comedian and actor Elis James to discuss favourite books.
Harriett Gilbert and guests talk favourite books, including Arnold Bennett's The Card, Dylan Thomas' Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and Daniyal Mueenuddin's In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. Her guests are journalist, broadcaster and documentary-maker Samira Ahmed, presenter of 大象传媒1's Newswatch and Radio 4's Front Row. And comedian Elis James, known for starring in the 大象传媒3 sitcoms Crims and Josh and a familiar face on panel-shows such as Mock the Week and 8 out of 10 Cats.
Producer: Becky Ripley.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Harriett Gilbert |
| Interviewed Guest | Samira Ahmed |
| Interviewed Guest | Elis James |
| Producer | Becky Ripley |
Broadcasts
- Tue 17 Jul 2018 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Fri 20 Jul 2018 23:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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