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What should I read next? Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read.
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Why I wanted to adapt Wuthering Heights with Emerald Fennell
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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What secrets does Jane Austen's house hold?
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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What were the best books of 2025?
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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What makes a setting feel so vivid it becomes a character? With Paula Hawkins
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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What is the best translated fiction to read? With Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Why are generations at war with each other? With Zadie Smith
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Is never growing up the secret to great storytelling? With Philip Pullman
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Is Jane Austen's legacy more than just romantic love? With Andrew Hunter Murray and Gill Hornby
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Why do we still laugh when times are hard? With Ocean Vuong
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Which Penguin books shocked society and became cultural icons? With Jack Edwards and Penguin Editor, Simon Prosser
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Which book defined your generation? With Irvine Welsh and Derek Owusu
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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How Penguin Books turned the UK into a nation of readers
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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What should you read this summer? With Anthony Horowitz
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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S2 E5: Queer Literature with Charlie Porter
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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S2 E4: Book Club Books with Yrsa Daley-Ward
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May 22, 2025 |
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S2 E3: Debut Books with Catherine Airey, William Rayfet Hunter and Fiza Saeed McLynn
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May 08, 2025 |
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S2 E2: Love and Romance with Emily Henry
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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S2 E1: Children's Books with Greg James and Chris Smith
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ask Penguin Series 2 Trailer
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Jodi Picoult on the theory behind Shakespeare’s plays
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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A day in the life of a Publicist with Alison Barrow
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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The human experience and AI with Jeanette Winterson
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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A day in the life of a Books Editor with Simon Prosser
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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How to tackle reading the big Classics with Henry Eliot
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode 12: Best books of the year
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 11: Winter Reads with Jeanette Winterson
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 10: History Special with Al Murray, James Holland and Terry Deary
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 9: How to Get Published with Jennie Godfrey
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 8: Christmas gifting with William Hanson
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 7: Historical Fiction with Jodi Picoult
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 6: Books to Screen with Robert Harris
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 5: Crime and Mystery with Kate Atkinson
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 4: Spooky reads with Daisy Johnson
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 3: The Classics with Henry Eliot and Gill Hornby
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Episode 2: Black History Month with Zeinab Badawi
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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What are some of the best prize-winning books to read? With Sara Collins
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Ask Penguin Trailer
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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The Best Of the Penguin Podcast 2023
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Sebastian Faulks with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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C Pam Zhang with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Peter Singer with Nihal Arthanayake
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Yanis Varoufakis with Nihal Arthanayake
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Alain de Botton with Isy Suttie
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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David Mitchell with Isy Suttie
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Megan Nolan with Isy Suttie
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Rob Rinder with Isy Suttie
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Michael Magee with Nihal Arthanayake
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Shaparak Khorsandi with Isy Suttie live from Latitude Festival
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Brandon Taylor with Isy Suttie
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Isabella Hammad with Isy Suttie
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Tom Crewe with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Maxine Mei-Fung Chung with Isy Suttie
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Sophie Mackintosh with Isy Suttie
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May 31, 2023 |
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Chris van Tulleken with Isy Suttie
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May 17, 2023 |
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Jyoti Patel with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 03, 2023 |
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Jonathan Kennedy with Isy Suttie
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Diana Evans with Isy Suttie
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Sarah Bakewell with Isy Suttie
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Carlo Rovelli with Nihal Arthanayake
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Julian Barnes with Nihal Arthanayake
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Paul Harding with Nihal Arthanayake
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Nadiya Hussein with Isy Suttie
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Jane Fallon with with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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The Year in Review 2022 (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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The Year in Review 2022 (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Malorie Blackman with Nihal Arthanayake
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Ian McEwan with Nihal Arthanayake
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Live Event - Greta Thunberg in Conversation with Samira Ahmed
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Special episode - Demystifying Publishing
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Salley Vickers with Isy Suttie
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Yomi Sode with Derek Owusu
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Gabrielle Zevin with Athena Kugblenu
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Robert Harris with Nihal Arthanayake
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Lisa Jewell with Isy Suttie
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Nadifa Mohamed with Derek Owusu
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Darren McGarvey with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Jarvis Cocker with Isy Suttie
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Sinead Moriarty with Isy Suttie
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Damon Galgut with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Alison Hammond with Derek Owusu
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Benjamin Zephaniah with Derek Owusu
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May 18, 2022 |
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Asma Khan with Isy Suttie
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May 04, 2022 |
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Hanif Abdurraqib with Nihal Arthanayake
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Bonnie Garmus with Isy Suttie
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Michael Rosen with Isy Suttie
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Michio Kaku with Nihal Arthanayake
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Pankaj Mishra with Nihal Arthanayake
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Claire Fuller with Nihal Arthanayake
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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New Non-Fiction Writers to Look Out For in 2022 with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Debut Novelists to Look Out For in 2022 with Isy Suttie
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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The Year in Review (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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The Year in Review (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Richard Powers with Nihal Arthanayake
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Stanley Tucci Live at The London Palladium with Dolly Alderton
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Elizabeth Strout with Isy Suttie
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Jade LB with Nihal Arthanayake
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Shon Faye with Nihal Arthanayake
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Gyles Brandreth with Nihal Arthanayake
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Derren Brown with Isy Suttie
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Paula Hawkins with Nihal Arthanayake
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Conn Iggulden with Nihal Arthanayake
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Alexander McCall Smith with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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The Penguin Podcast's Best of the Booker Prize
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Avni Doshi with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Ed Miliband with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Barack Obama and Marcus Rashford in conversation
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May 28, 2021 |
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Taylor Jenkins Reid with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 26, 2021 |
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Emma Dabiri with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 12, 2021 |
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Zadie Smith and Nick Laird with Nihal Arthanayake
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Yaa Gyasi with Nihal Arthanayake
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Ashley Audrain with Nihal Arthanayake
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Kehinde Andrews with Nihal Arthanayake
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Adam Kay with Isy Suttie
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Neil MacGregor with Nihal Arthanayake
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Ali Smith with Nihal Arthanayake
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Hafsa Zayyan with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Owen Jones with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Best Of 2020 (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Alex Wheatle with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Best Of 2020 (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Bananarama with Nihal Arthanayake
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Dolly Alderton with Sue Perkins
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Richard Dawkins with Nihal Arthanayake
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Richard Osman with Nihal Arthanayake
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Ben Macintyre with Nihal Arthanayake
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Ruth Jones with Nihal Arthanayake
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Anthony Horowitz with Nihal Arthanayake
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Kevin Kwan with Nihal Arthanayake
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Nick Hornby with Nihal Arthanayake
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Lily Cole with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Pandora Sykes with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Jenni Murray with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Jackie Morris with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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BONUS EPISODE – Penguin Perspectives
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Jul 04, 2020 |
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Caroline Criado Perez with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Amor Towles with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Malcolm Gladwell with Sue Perkins
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Stuart Russell with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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John Niven with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Noam Chomsky with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 27, 2020 |
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Curtis Sittenfeld with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 20, 2020 |
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Brian Greene with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 13, 2020 |
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David Harewood with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 06, 2020 |
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Mark Gatiss with Nihal Arthanayake
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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George Monbiot with Nihal Arthanayake
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Denise Mina with Katy Brand
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Bernardine Evaristo with Nihal Arthanayake
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Anne Enright with Nihal Arthanayake
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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William Gibson with Nihal Arthanayake
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Andrew Hunter Murray with Katy Brand
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Sophie Aldred with Katy Brand
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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RJ Palacio with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Paul McCartney with Nihal Arthanayake
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Jonathan Safran Foer with Katy Brand
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Madness frontman Suggs with Nihal Arthanayake
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Philip Pullman LIVE with Sophie Dahl
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Jacqueline Wilson with Katy Brand
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Emma Kennedy with Katy Brand
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Rory Sutherland with Katy Brand
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Malorie Blackman LIVE with Nihal Arthanayake
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Jonathan Coe with Nihal Arthanayake
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Diana Evans with Katy Brand
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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Kit De Waal with Katy Brand
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Howard Jacobson with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Mark Haddon with Katy Brand
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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Nigella Lawson with Katy Brand
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Elif Shafak with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Philippa Perry with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 22, 2019 |
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John Boyne with Nihal Arthanayake
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May 08, 2019 |
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Ian McEwan with Katy Brand
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Matt Parker with Katy Brand
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Best Of (Part 2) with Katy Brand
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Marlon James with Nihal Arthanayake
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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Simon Amstell with Katy Brand
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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Imogen Hermes Gowar with Katy Brand
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Best Of (Part 1) with Katy Brand
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Romesh Ranganathan with Nihal Arthanayake
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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Michael Morpurgo with Katy Brand
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Marcus Zusak with Katy Brand
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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Pat Barker with Katy Brand
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Michael Palin with David Baddiel
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Tim Peake with Katy Brand
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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Helena Kennedy with Nihal Arthanayake
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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William Boyd with Nihal Arthanayake
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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Colm Tóibín with Katy Brand
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Sebastian Faulks with Nihal Arthanayake
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Viv Groskop with Katy Brand
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Claire Tomalin with David Baddiel
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Jane Fallon with David Baddiel
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Caitlin Moran with David Baddiel
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Gabourey Sidibe with Katy Brand
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Arundhati Roy with Kirsty Lang
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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Salman Rushdie with David Olusoga
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Simon Mayo and David Baddiel
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May 23, 2018 |
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Christie Watson with Paul Smith
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May 09, 2018 |
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Tracy Chevalier with Paul Smith
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Eoin Colfer with Paul Smith
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Afua Hirsch with David Olusoga
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Deborah Levy with David Baddiel
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Mar 09, 2018 |
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Reggie Yates with David Baddiel
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Mohsin Hamid with Paul Smith
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Jojo Moyes with Konnie Huq
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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C.J. Tudor with Konnie Huq
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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Jeff Kinney with Konnie Huq
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Dec 27, 2017 |
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Ian Rankin with David Baddiel
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Nina Stibbe with Konnie Huq
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Nov 29, 2017 |
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No Such Thing as a Penguin Podcast
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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Stephen Fry with David Baddiel
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Nov 01, 2017 |
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Malcolm Gladwell with Paul Smith
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Oct 18, 2017 |
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Rachel Botsman with Konnie Huq
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Oct 04, 2017 |
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Harlan Coben with Konnie Huq
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Anthony Horowitz with Konnie Huq
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Sep 06, 2017 |
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Simon Sinek with Konnie Huq
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Aug 30, 2017 |
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Tim Weaver with Paul Smith
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Aug 09, 2017 |
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Naomi Klein with David Baddiel
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Jul 26, 2017 |
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Simon Sebag Montefiore with Paul Smith
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Jul 12, 2017 |
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Helen Fielding with Konnie Huq
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Jun 28, 2017 |
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Carlo Rovelli with Konnie Huq
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Jun 14, 2017 |
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Jane Corry with Paul Smith
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May 31, 2017 |
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Jo Nesbo with Konnie Huq
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May 03, 2017 |
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Jon Culshaw with Meera Syal
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Apr 19, 2017 |
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Brad Stone with David Baddiel
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Apr 05, 2017 |
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Elan Mastai with David Baddiel
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Mar 22, 2017 |
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David Hepworth with Paul Smith
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Mar 08, 2017 |
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John Boyne with Paul Smith
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Harriet Harman with Konnie Huq
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Feb 08, 2017 |
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Ruby Wax with David Baddiel
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Jan 25, 2017 |
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Ali Land with Paul Smith
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Jan 11, 2017 |
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Tom Fletcher with Konnie Huq
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Dec 26, 2016 |
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James Oswald with Konnie Huq
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Dec 14, 2016 |
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Zadie Smith with David Baddiel
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Nov 30, 2016 |
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Johnny Marr with David Baddiel
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Nov 16, 2016 |
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Alexandra Shulman with Richard E. Grant
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Nov 02, 2016 |
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The Football Ramble
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Oct 19, 2016 |
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Clare Balding with Richard E. Grant
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Oct 05, 2016 |
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Robert Harris with Richard E. Grant
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Sep 28, 2016 |
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Highlights from the Penguin Podcast - Episode 2
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Sep 07, 2016 |
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Highlights from the Penguin Podcast - Episode 1
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Aug 17, 2016 |
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Shappi Khorsandi with Richard E. Grant
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Jul 27, 2016 |
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Emma Kennedy with Richard E. Grant
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Jul 06, 2016 |
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John Finnemore with Richard E. Grant
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Jun 15, 2016 |
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Irvine Welsh with Richard E. Grant
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May 25, 2016 |
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Chris Packham with Richard E. Grant
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May 05, 2016 |
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Alain de Botton with Richard E. Grant
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Apr 27, 2016 |
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Francesca Martinez with Richard E. Grant
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Apr 06, 2016 |
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Shami Chakrabarti with Richard E. Grant
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Mar 16, 2016 |
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Colm Tóibín with Richard E. Grant
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Feb 29, 2016 |
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Howard Jacobson with Richard E. Grant
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Feb 23, 2016 |
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Louis de Bernières with Richard E. Grant
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Feb 02, 2016 |
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Phil Redmond with Richard E. Grant
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Jan 12, 2016 |
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Michael Acton Smith with Richard E. Grant
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Dec 29, 2015 |
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Neil Gaiman with Richard E. Grant
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Dec 08, 2015 |
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Elvis Costello with Richard E. Grant
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Nov 17, 2015 |
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Bill Bryson with Richard E. Grant – Live
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Oct 27, 2015 |
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Paula Hawkins with Richard E. Grant
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Oct 06, 2015 |
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Meera Syal with Richard E. Grant
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Sep 15, 2015 |
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Pat Barker with Richard E. Grant
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Aug 25, 2015 |
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Bridget Christie with Richard E. Grant
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Aug 04, 2015 |
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Kate Atkinson with Richard E. Grant
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Jul 15, 2015 |