A Good Read

Supporting Content

• What are Greg James and Bella Mackie reading during lockdown?

  The couple share their book recommendations.

  

• Opening Lines

  John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.

  

• Harriett Gilbert

  Harriett Gilbert presents A Good Read on Radio 4.

  • Harriett Gilbert Biography

  

• Seven celebrity book choices to keep your brain busy

  We’ve raided the archives to help keep your imagination occupied.

  

• Books

  Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.

  

• How many of these 100 Novels have you read?

  After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.

  

• Finding Your Story

  Ten remarkable novels about identity: Which one will help you discover yourself?

  

• Alex Jones: “The thought of that slightly terrifies me”

  The One Show presenter considers domesticity and children as she chats about a book.

  

  Duration: 1:58

• “I’m immensely tender and very, very romantic, Trevor!”

  Broadcasting legends Sir Trevor McDonald and Jon Snow discuss favourite books.

  

  Duration: 0:47

• Gia Milinovich: How I met my husband Professor Brian Cox

  Gia Milinovich explains how a book by Richard Feynman changed her view on scientists.

  

  Duration: 3:54

• Alan Carr and Mel Sykes discuss their A Good Read appearance.

  Alan and Mel talk about their experience of recording A Good Read on their Radio 2 show.

  Duration: 1:51

• A Good Read wins Best Radio Music and Arts Programme at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards

  Presenter Harriett Gilbert accepts the award as A Good Read wins Best Radio Music and Arts Programme at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting for 2015.

   

  

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