53. Books
Reading books can open doors to other worlds and reflect the one we live in. Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are joined by comedian Helen Bauer.
Reading books can open doors to other worlds and reflect the one we live in. Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are joined by comedian Helen Bauer to discuss the books that have inspired them, the books they hate and the books they pretend to hate. Sophie talks-up choose your own adventure novels, Ned tells us why he wasn't allowed to join a bookclub, Heidi deconstructs unhelpful self-help books and Steve Ali dreams up potential titles for his autobiography.
Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and 大象传媒 Radio 4.
Produced by Al Riddell.
Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.
Clips:
Making History (09/02/2016)
You & Yours (06/06/2017)
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Making History: Tom Holland shares the stories that light up our past
Mary Beard's big date, Dad's Army debunked, Black Birmingham on film and library revival.
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You & Yours: Gardeners' World, Letting fees, Self-help books
How has 50 years of Gardeners' World changed what we buy and how we garden?
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The Guilty Feminist
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Your GrownUpLand Guides
Heidi Regan, Sophie Duker, Ned Sedgwick and Steve Ali are your guides to GrownUpLand.
Life Lessons
Young UK talk about the issues that matter most to them
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GrownUpLand
If GrownUpLand is a place, then we got a bit lost along the way.
