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John Inverdale and Rachel Cook—A Good Read
John Inverdale and Rachel Cooke join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.
Tomorrow10:00BBC Radio 4 ExtraWorld Book Club: Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts—Artists at Work
Josie Long interviews Paul Tremblay about A Head Full of Ghosts
Wednesday10:06BBC World ServiceJane Austen—The Write Stuff, Series 6
James Walton’s quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sue Limb and Joanne Harris.
Wednesday14:00BBC Radio 4 Extra![]()
Reading against the grain—Free Thinking
As Woman's Hour marks 80 years, Matthew Sweet and guests explore women's voices in history
Friday21:00BBC Radio 4![]()
Daniel Mason—Bookclub
The American writer speaks to a Bookclub audience about his 2023 novel, North Woods.
Next Sunday00:15BBC Radio 4Stories In Verse - The Odyssey—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
Next Sunday07:00BBC Radio 4 Extra![]()
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Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets - The Forest of Dean—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
BBC Radio 4 ExtraDaniel Mason—Bookclub
The American writer speaks to a Bookclub audience about his 2023 novel, North Woods.
BBC Radio 4Poems that shake up autumn from Contains Strong Language—The Verb
Ian McMillan with poems and poets that shake up autumn - from Contains Strong Language
BBC Radio 4World Book Club: Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts—Artists at Work
Josie Long interviews Paul Tremblay about A Head Full of Ghosts
BBC World ServiceThe example of St Francis—Free Thinking
Anne McElvoy and guests discuss St Francis, wealth and our relationship with animals.
BBC Radio 4The Arts Hour: Saoirse Ronan and Rachel Eliza Griffiths—Artists at Work
Nikki talks to Rachel Elia Griffiths about Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
BBC World ServiceWhere Did Punctuation Come From?—Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen discovers punctuation through the ages with writer Florence Hazrat.
BBC Radio 4In the Studio: Leïla Slimani takes on Tolstoy—Artists at Work
The globally acclaimed French-Moroccan novelist on writing her very first stage play
BBC World ServiceThis Verb Contains Strong Language—The Verb
Ian McMillan and the best in poetry live from the Contains Strong Language festival.
BBC Radio 4The number 10—Words and Music
Christopher Eccleston, Julie Hesmondhalgh and the BBC Phil at Contains Strong Language.
BBC Radio 3Adventures In Poetry - John Keats: On First Looking into Chapman's Homer—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra marks National Poetry Day with a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
BBC Radio 4 ExtraThe Arts Hour: Juliette Binoche and Nicholas Winding Refn—Artists at Work
Nikki speaks to Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn about his new movie Her Private Hell
BBC World Service
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