A Good Read

By BBC Radio 4

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Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.

Episode Date
Jack Thorne and Peter Kosminsky
Jun 09, 2025
Douglas Stuart and Sian Eleri
Mar 31, 2025
Lucy Speed and Sarah Mills
Mar 24, 2025
Nina Sosanya and Joelle Taylor
Mar 17, 2025
Oliver Burkeman and Sara Collins
Mar 10, 2025
Inua Ellams and Ted Hodgkinson
Mar 03, 2025
Julia Bradbury and Ramita Navai
Feb 24, 2025
Joe Dunthorne and Iszi Lawrence
Feb 17, 2025
Nicci Gerrard and Sean French
Feb 10, 2025
Professor Ben Garrod and Lucy Jones
Dec 02, 2024
Sir Ian Blatchford and Charles Fernyhough
Nov 25, 2024
Naomi Alderman and Abi Dare
Nov 18, 2024
Jenny Kleeman and Sam Knight
Nov 11, 2024
Nihal Arthanayake and Elif Shafak
Nov 04, 2024
Tim Spector and Tatty Macleod
Oct 28, 2024
Fee Mak and Ali Woods
Oct 21, 2024
Amy Liptrot and Karl Ove Knausgaard
Oct 14, 2024
Irvine Welsh and Andrew O'Hagan
Oct 07, 2024
Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah
Jul 29, 2024
Sarah Phelps and Irenosen Okojie
Jul 22, 2024
Helen Lederer and Ilaria Bernardini
Jul 15, 2024
Gyles Brandreth and Hannah Critchlow
Jul 08, 2024
Sebastian Faulks and Tessa Hadley
Jul 01, 2024
Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson
Jun 25, 2024
Denise Mina and Simon Brett
Jun 17, 2024
Samantha Harvey and Darran Anderson
Jun 10, 2024
Kathryn Hughes and Dan Schreiber
Jun 07, 2024
Carol Morley and Will Hislop
Mar 26, 2024
Christopher Eccleston and Lindsey Hilsum
Mar 19, 2024
Katy Hessel and Amy Blakemore
Mar 12, 2024
Andrew McMillan and Kathryn Williams
Mar 05, 2024
Paterson Joseph and Richard Coles
Feb 28, 2024
Anjana Vasan and Anne-Marie Imafidon
Feb 20, 2024
Joe Talbot and Nancy Medina
Feb 13, 2024
Rachel Brown-Finnis and Anna Bogutskaya
Feb 06, 2024
Ian Rankin and Colin MacIntyre
Jan 30, 2024
Chantal Joffe and Séamas O'Reilly
Nov 28, 2023
Janet Ellis and Jason Arday
Nov 21, 2023
India Knight and Emma Dabiri
Nov 14, 2023
Nigel Kennedy and Clare Perkins
Nov 07, 2023
Cressida Cowell and Romy Gill MBE
Oct 31, 2023
Anneka Rice and Maureen Freely
Oct 24, 2023
Cornelia Parker and Jeremy Lee
Oct 17, 2023
Rhys Stephenson and Esther Manito
Oct 10, 2023
Vaseem Khan and Lucy Winkett
Oct 03, 2023
Olivia Laing and Charlie Porter
Jul 25, 2023
Niamh Cusack & Elly Griffiths
Jul 18, 2023
Susanna Hoffs and Nina Wadia
Jul 18, 2023
Andi Osho and Nikita Gill
Jul 04, 2023
Merlin Sheldrake and Jo Marchant
Jun 27, 2023
Hal Cruttenden and Daisy Buchanan
Jun 20, 2023
Zing Tsjeng and Yomi Ṣode
Jun 13, 2023
Gill Hornby and Paul Burston
Jun 06, 2023
Donna Leon and Margaret Heffernan
Mar 28, 2023
Katherine May and Liz Berry
Mar 21, 2023
Sophie Raworth and Patrick Ness
Mar 14, 2023
Janet Street-Porter and Felicity Ward
Mar 07, 2023
Philippa Perry and Anil Seth
Feb 28, 2023
James Marriott and Jude Rogers
Feb 21, 2023
Kate Bryan and Mark Steel
Feb 17, 2023
Adrian Chiles and Martyn Ware
Feb 07, 2023
Agnes Poirier & Nikki May
Jan 31, 2023
Ellie Gibson and Frank Turner
Nov 29, 2022
Shaparak Khorsandi and Anne Hegerty
Nov 22, 2022
Philippa Forrester and Dwayne Fields
Nov 15, 2022
Heidi Regan and Neil Delamere
Nov 08, 2022
Ria Lina and Otegha Uwagba
Nov 01, 2022
Patience Agbabi and Andy Miller
Oct 25, 2022
Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson
Oct 18, 2022
John Wilson and Chloe Petts
Oct 11, 2022
Duncan Campbell and Mark Hodkinson
Oct 04, 2022
Salena Godden and Rob Biddulph
Jul 26, 2022
Melanie Reid and Andrew Cotter
Jul 19, 2022
Sophie Hannah and Viv Groskop
Jul 12, 2022
Petroc Trelawny and Stuart MacBride
Jul 05, 2022
Dr Alex George and Ella Al-Shamahi
Jun 29, 2022
Rob Newman & Sarfraz Manzoor
Jun 21, 2022
Dreda Say Mitchell & Emma Gannon
Jun 14, 2022
Omid Djalili and Nikita Lalwani
Jun 07, 2022
Julie Hesmondhalgh and Elaine C Smith
Mar 30, 2022
Joanna Scanlan and Sabine Durrant
Mar 22, 2022
Jessica Fostekew and Molly Naylor
Mar 15, 2022
Alistair Petrie and Alex Wheatle
Mar 08, 2022
Katie Thistleton and Suzannah Lipscomb
Mar 01, 2022
Lauren Mayberry and Rob Deering
Feb 22, 2022
Gillian Burke and Dee Caffari
Feb 15, 2022
Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer
Feb 08, 2022
Alan Titchmarsh and Amanda Owen
Feb 01, 2022
Liam Williams and Kate Stables
Nov 30, 2021
Kaffe Fassett and Andy Summers
Nov 23, 2021
Athena Kugblenu and Pope Lonergan
Nov 16, 2021
Muriel Gray and Leah Davis
Nov 15, 2021
Dr Rachel Clarke & Mohsin Zaidi
Nov 02, 2021
Musa Okwonga & Sophie Heawood
Oct 26, 2021
Mona Arshi & Malaika Kegode
Oct 19, 2021
Adam Rutherford and Farrah Jarral
Oct 12, 2021
Neil Brand and Tiff Stevenson
Oct 05, 2021
Poppy Jay and Catherine Johnson
Aug 03, 2021
Vanessa Redgrave and Eileen Atkins
Jul 20, 2021
Lloyd Cole and Francis Macdonald
Jul 07, 2021
Yanis Varoufakis and Patrick McGrath
Jun 29, 2021
Janey Godley and Mel Hudson
Jun 24, 2021
Jason Watkins & Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Jun 15, 2021
Isy Suttie & Vick Hope
Jun 08, 2021
Bryony Gordon & Hollie McNish
Mar 30, 2021
Adjoa Andoh & Andy Day
Mar 23, 2021
Greg James & Bella Mackie
Mar 17, 2021
Jane Hill & Derek Owusu
Mar 09, 2021
Twayna Mayne & Simon Savidge
Mar 02, 2021
Amrou Al-Kadhi & Peter Bazalgette
Feb 23, 2021
Tobias Menzies & Gytha Lodge
Feb 16, 2021
Tuppence Middleton & Matthew Shribman
Feb 09, 2021
Helen Mort & Mo Omar
Feb 02, 2021
Clive Myrie & Boyd Tonkin
Dec 01, 2020
Alexander McCall Smith & Prof Lucie Green
Nov 24, 2020
Vanessa Kisuule & Jonathon Porritt
Nov 16, 2020
Yasmin Khan & David Mitchell
Nov 10, 2020
Arabella Weir & Deborah Levy
Nov 03, 2020
Jonathan Safran Foer & Daliso Chaponda
Oct 27, 2020
Mark Radcliffe & Patricia Cumper
Oct 20, 2020
Johny Pitts & Charlotte Proudman
Oct 13, 2020
Ruth Jones & Dominic Cooke
Oct 06, 2020
Nicholas Lezard & Gwyneth Williams
Jul 28, 2020
Sarah Keyworth & Lissa Evans
Jul 21, 2020
Fiona Shaw & Nicola Coughlan
Jul 14, 2020
Nina Sosanya & David Nicholls
Jul 07, 2020
Laurie Anderson & Stuart Maconie
Jun 30, 2020
Val McDermid & Martha Lane Fox
Jun 23, 2020
Pippa Haywood & Felicity Montagu
Jun 16, 2020
Natalie Carter & Melissa Cummings-Quarry
Jun 09, 2020
Nazir Afzal & Maggie Gee
Apr 03, 2020
Helen Lederer & Angela Barnes
Mar 24, 2020
Sharleen Spiteri & Hugh Dennis
Mar 17, 2020
Henry Normal & Bobby Seagull
Mar 10, 2020
Neil Oliver & Neil Forsyth
Mar 03, 2020
Richard Harrington & Njambi McGrath
Feb 25, 2020
Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek
Feb 18, 2020
Sarah Phelps and Dane Baptiste
Feb 11, 2020
Syima Aslam & Stig Abell
Feb 04, 2020
Nick Hornby & Carlo Rovelli
Jan 28, 2020
Russell Kane & Sarah Perry
Nov 26, 2019
Nemone Metaxas & Raymond Antrobus
Nov 19, 2019
Damian Le Bas & Amy Liptrot
Nov 13, 2019
Stewart Lee & Dave Haslam
Nov 05, 2019
Lisa Jewell & Aditya Chakrabortty
Oct 30, 2019
John Gordon Sinclair & Kerry Ellis
Oct 29, 2019
Poorna Bell and Tony Law
Oct 15, 2019
Edith Bowman and Harry Baker
Oct 08, 2019
Colin Greenwood & Joanne McNally
Oct 01, 2019
Pam Hogg and Mark Billingham
Jul 23, 2019
Dolly Alderton and Clare Mackintosh
Jul 16, 2019
Dom Joly and Kate Hamer
Jul 09, 2019
Mathew Baynton and Aasmah Mir
Jul 02, 2019
Nicci Gerrard and Gary Younge
Jun 25, 2019
Cathy Newman and Jeffery Deaver
Jun 18, 2019
Kiri Pritchard-McLean & Hannah Peel
Jun 12, 2019
Stephen Morris and Pippa Evans
Jun 04, 2019
Nicola Walker and Sarah Ann Kennedy
Mar 26, 2019
Ayesha Hazarika and Martin Rowson
Mar 19, 2019
Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey
Mar 12, 2019
Lemn Sissay and Mick Herron
Mar 05, 2019
Kate Bottley and Ken Cheng
Feb 26, 2019
Tracey Thorn and Maggie O'Farrell
Feb 19, 2019
Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Lucy Porter
Feb 12, 2019
Kamal Ahmed and Brett Westwood
Feb 05, 2019
Scarlett Curtis and Catherine Bohart
Jan 29, 2019
Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs
Nov 27, 2018
Andy McNab and George the Poet
Nov 20, 2018
Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer
Nov 13, 2018
Katie Derham and Matt Haig
Nov 06, 2018
Sindhu Vee and Phil Wang
Oct 30, 2018
Liz Carr and Kate Williams
Oct 23, 2018
Ben Miller and Danny Wallace
Oct 16, 2018
Grace Dent and Sian Harries
Oct 09, 2018
Nikesh Shukla and Leone Ross
Oct 02, 2018
Anne-Marie Duff and Louise O'Neill
Jul 24, 2018
Samira Ahmed and Elis James
Jul 17, 2018
Isy Suttie and Lolly Adefope
Jul 10, 2018
Loyd Grossman and Skin
Jul 03, 2018
Juno Dawson and Pandora Sykes
Jun 26, 2018
Tony Parsons and Olly Mann
Jun 19, 2018
Adam Kay and Farrah Jarral
Jun 12, 2018
Robert Webb and Hugo Rifkind
Jun 05, 2018
Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince
Mar 27, 2018
Bernardine Evaristo and Jolyon Rubinstein
Mar 20, 2018
Kit de Waal and Nina Stibbe
Mar 13, 2018
Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz
Mar 06, 2018
Professor Mark Miodownik and Diana Henry
Feb 27, 2018
Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman
Feb 20, 2018
Steph McGovern and Jayde Adams
Feb 13, 2018
Ruby Tandoh and Jake Yapp
Feb 06, 2018
Stephen Fry and Alan Davies
Jan 30, 2018
Nish Kumar and Katy Brand
Nov 28, 2017
Alexei Sayle and Meg Rosoff
Nov 21, 2017
Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink
Nov 14, 2017
Rick Edwards and George Lamb
Nov 07, 2017
Jenny Colgan and Steven Camden (Polarbear)
Oct 31, 2017
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray
Oct 24, 2017
Georgia Lewis Anderson and Owen Jones
Oct 17, 2017
Sally Lindsay and Jonathan Harvey
Oct 10, 2017
Toby Young and Sarah Vine
Oct 05, 2017
John Niven and Sali Hughes
Jul 25, 2017
Stacey Dooley and Gaia Vince
Jul 11, 2017
Kathy Burke and Tom Allen
Jul 04, 2017
Bill Paterson and Tom Chatfield
Jun 27, 2017
Verity Sharp and Matthew Syed
Jun 20, 2017
Nathan Caton and Adam Rutherford
Jun 13, 2017
Ed Byrne and Hardeep Singh Kohli
Jun 09, 2017
Will Self and Rachel Johnson
Mar 28, 2017
Chris and Xand Van Tulleken
Mar 21, 2017
Harriet Harman and Pete Paphides
Mar 14, 2017
Tony Robinson and Andi Oliver
Mar 07, 2017
Craig Brown and Pippa Evans
Feb 28, 2017
Murray Lachlan Young and Deborah Frances-White
Feb 21, 2017
Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin
Feb 14, 2017
Victor Adebowale and Rachel Unthank
Feb 07, 2017
Alan Carr and Melanie Sykes
Jan 31, 2017
John Timpson and John Bird
Nov 29, 2016
Charles Moore and Nadifa Mohamed
Nov 22, 2016
Michael Grade and Gia Milinovich
Nov 15, 2016
Sally Phillips and Julia Donaldson
Nov 08, 2016
Terry Christian and Dr Kevin Fong
Nov 01, 2016
Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen
Oct 25, 2016
Sebastian Faulks and Sarfraz Manzoor
Oct 18, 2016
Bidisha and Gillian Reynolds
Oct 11, 2016
Vince Cable and Ann Widdecombe
Oct 04, 2016
Christopher Biggins and Jenny Eclair
Jul 26, 2016
Francesca Simon and Lloyd Langford
Jul 19, 2016
Joann Fletcher and Damian Barr
Jul 12, 2016
Alex Jones and Victoria Hislop
Jul 05, 2016
Martin Lewis and Tanita Tikaram
Jun 28, 2016
Professor David Nutt and Philippa Perry
Jun 21, 2016
Judge Rinder and Stella Duffy
Jun 14, 2016
Trevor McDonald and Jon Snow
Jun 07, 2016
Russell Kane and Peter Lord
Mar 29, 2016
Marian Keyes and Nikki Bedi
Mar 22, 2016
Dame Evelyn Glennie and Sarah Churchwell
Mar 15, 2016
Joe Dunthorne and John O'Farrell
Mar 08, 2016
Deborah Bull and Sam Leith
Mar 01, 2016
David Greig and Natalie Haynes
Feb 23, 2016
Samantha Bond and Jason Cowley
Feb 16, 2016
Rebecca Root and Jake Arnott
Feb 09, 2016
Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth
Feb 02, 2016
Dr Christian Jessen and James Wong
Dec 01, 2015
Shirley Williams and Margaret Drabble
Nov 24, 2015
Niall Ferguson & Tracy Chevalier
Nov 17, 2015
Jonathan Coe and Gemma Cairney
Nov 10, 2015
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Ann Cleeves
Nov 03, 2015
Fraser Nelson and Adam Mars-Jones
Oct 28, 2015
Philip Pullman and Caroline Criado-Perez
Oct 27, 2015
David Morrissey & Julia Blackburn
Oct 14, 2015
Caroline Lucas & Rod Liddle
Oct 06, 2015
Miriam Margolyes and Mark Haddon
Sep 23, 2015
Miranda Sawyer and Tom Robinson
Jun 18, 2015
Helen Baxendale & Helen Cross
Jun 16, 2015
Ian Rankin and Joe Boyd
Mar 31, 2015
Christopher Frayling and Abi Morgan
Mar 24, 2015
Claire Skinner and Louise Welsh
Mar 17, 2015
Rebecca Front and Laura Dockrill
Mar 10, 2015
Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn
Mar 03, 2015
Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan
Feb 24, 2015
John Sergeant and Helen Lewis
Feb 17, 2015
Susie Dent and Janice Langley
Feb 10, 2015
Frankie Boyle and Maureen Lipman
Feb 03, 2015
Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty
Dec 02, 2014
Dawn O'Porter and Graham Fellows
Nov 25, 2014
Jack Monroe and Doon MacKichan
Nov 18, 2014
Roy Foster and Andrew Roberts
Nov 11, 2014
Eliza Manningham-Buller and Elif Shafak
Nov 04, 2014
Martina Cole and Janet Street Porter
Oct 28, 2014
Adam Hills and Steven Pinker
Oct 21, 2014
Sheila Hancock and Cosmo Landesman
Oct 14, 2014
Jeremy Paxman and Mary Beard
Oct 07, 2014
Ade Adepitan and Dominic Holland
Jul 29, 2014
Shami Chakrabarti and Monica Ali
Jul 21, 2014
Julian Rhind-Tutt and Steve Oram
Jul 15, 2014
Al Murray and Tarek Osman
Jul 08, 2014
Edwina Currie and Nicholas Le Prevost
Jul 01, 2014
India Knight and Alvin Hall
Jun 24, 2014
Fay Weldon and Hans Ulrich Obrist
Jun 17, 2014
Roger Michell and Aminatta Forna
Jun 10, 2014
Aasmah Mir & Pete Brown at Bristol Food Connections Festival
Jun 03, 2014
Annie Mac and Kathy Lette
Mar 25, 2014
Julie Burchill and Fred MacAulay
Mar 18, 2014
Lorraine Kelly and Romesh Gunesekera
Mar 11, 2014
Penelope Lively and Will Smith
Mar 04, 2014
Andrew Maxwell and Kamila Shamsie
Feb 25, 2014
Tracy-Ann Oberman and Richard Herring
Feb 18, 2014
Daniel Finkelstein and Jill Paton Walsh
Feb 11, 2014
Lord Mervyn King and Arabella Weir
Feb 04, 2014
Fern Britton and Katherine Grainger
Dec 03, 2013
Mark Ravenhill and DJ Nihal
Nov 26, 2013
Michael Dobbs and Katie Puckrik
Nov 19, 2013
Kate Silverton and Johnnie Walker
Nov 12, 2013
John Inverdale and Rachel Cook
Nov 05, 2013
Eve Pollard and Julie Bindell
Oct 29, 2013
Brendan O'Neill and Gabriel Gbadamosi
Oct 22, 2013
Arlene Phillips and Jocelyn Jee Esien
Oct 15, 2013
Alex Polizzi and Peter Robinson
Oct 08, 2013
Lynne Truss and Diran Adebayo
Jul 30, 2013
Meera Syal and Stephen Grosz
Jul 23, 2013
Ricky Ross and Tom Heap
Jul 22, 2013
Jacqueline Wilson and Richard Osman
Jul 09, 2013
Sarah Hall and Owen Jones
Jul 02, 2013
Colin Murray and Bob Mills
Jun 25, 2013
Antonia Quirke and Kerry Shale
Jun 18, 2013
Vanessa Feltz and Elvis McGonagall
Jun 11, 2013
Terry Deary and Shappi Khorsandi
Jun 04, 2013
Gervase Phinn and Moni Mohsin
Mar 26, 2013
Konnie Huq and Pat Kane
Mar 19, 2013
Robert Peston and Bernadine Evaristo
Mar 12, 2013
Daljit Nagra and Susan Jeffreys
Mar 05, 2013
Alistair Appleton and Simon Baron-Cohen
Feb 26, 2013
Francis Spufford and Sarah Moss
Feb 19, 2013
Meg Rosoff and Sara Pascoe
Feb 12, 2013
Miles Jupp and Barb Jungr
Feb 05, 2013
Frances O'Grady and Ruth Richardson
Nov 27, 2012
Ben Goldacre and Michelle Paver
Nov 20, 2012
Peter White and Heydon Prowse
Nov 13, 2012
Neil Pearson and Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
Nov 06, 2012
John Finnemore and Peter Hitchens
Oct 30, 2012
Justin Webb and Frances Fyfield
Oct 23, 2012
Sir Michael Darrington and Terri Duhon
Oct 16, 2012
Ed Douglas and Andy Cave
Oct 09, 2012
Val McDermid and Alex Horne
Oct 02, 2012
Kevin Maguire and Lucy Mangan
Jul 24, 2012
Tim Coates and Jon Plowman
Jul 17, 2012
Sophi Tranchell and Alison Graham
Jul 10, 2012
Rob Hopkins and Helen Castor
Jul 03, 2012
Constance Briscoe and Angela Saini
Jun 26, 2012
Ian Marchant and Larry Lamb
Jun 19, 2012
Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield
Jun 12, 2012
Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit
Jun 05, 2012
Steve Backshall and Geraldine Bedell
May 29, 2012
Isy Suttie and Beverley Humphreys
Mar 27, 2012
Frances Barber and Grace Dent
Mar 20, 2012
Chris Lintott and Neil McCormick
Mar 13, 2012
Deborah Meaden and Eliza Carthy
Mar 06, 2012
Brian Sewell and Wendy Cope
Feb 28, 2012
Martin Stephen and Augustus Casely-Hayford
Feb 21, 2012
Eleanor Updale and Andrea Oliver
Feb 14, 2012
Bonnie Greer and Simon Brett
Feb 07, 2012
Lucy Worsley, Barbara Stocking
Nov 29, 2011
Rachel Johnson and Martin Kelner
Nov 22, 2011
Nerina Pallot and Peter Molyneux
Nov 15, 2011
Trevor Phillips and David Morrissey
Nov 08, 2011
Stephanie Flanders and Roisin McAuley
Nov 01, 2011
Christopher Frayling and Nikki Bedi
Oct 25, 2011
Rick Stein and Michael Dobbs
Oct 18, 2011
Mary Beard & Bidisha at The Cheltenham Literature Festival
Oct 11, 2011
Michael Morpurgo and Sara Maitland
Oct 04, 2011
Alexander Waugh and Xanthe Clay
Jul 26, 2011
Raymond Tallis and Allegra Stratton
Jul 19, 2011
Juliet Barker and John O'Farrell
Jul 12, 2011
Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh
Jul 05, 2011
Hardeep Singh Kohli, Simon Evans
Jun 28, 2011
Laura Solon and Fleur Adcock
Jun 27, 2011
Bill Paterson and Dea Birkett
Jun 14, 2011
Chris Smith and Mavis Cheek
Jun 07, 2011
James Walton and Lindsey Davis
May 31, 2011