麻豆约拍 Radio 4 - Bookclub

Bookclub Podcast

Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

Updated: weekly

Episodes available: indefinitely

Nick Hornby

Sun 2 Dec 2001

James Naughtie and a studio audience meet novelist Nick Hornby to discuss About A Boy.
Helen Dunmore

Sun 4 Nov 2001

James Naughtie meets novelist Helen Dunmore to discuss her novel Talking to the Dead.
Wendy Cope

Sun 7 Oct 2001

James Naughtie looks at the work of Wendy Cope, one of Britain's most popular poets.
Doris Lessing

Sun 2 Sep 2001

James Naughtie talks to the Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing about The Grass is Singing.
Martin Amis

Thu 9 Aug 2001

Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with James Naughtie.
Amy Tan - The Kitchen God's Wife

Sun 1 Jul 2001

James Naughtie talks to Chinese-American writer Amy Tan about The Kitchen God's Wife.
Annie Proulx - The Shipping News

Sun 3 Jun 2001

Annie Proulx talks about her novel of life in far-flung Newfoundland, The Shipping News.
James Ellroy - The Black Dahlia

Sun 6 May 2001

James Naughtie and author James Ellroy discuss Ellroy's thriller noir, The Black Dahlia.
Margaret Drabble

Sun 1 Apr 2001

James Naughtie talks to Margaret Drabble about her novel The Witch of Exmoor.
Joe Simpson

Sun 4 Mar 2001

James Naughtie talks to mountaineer Joe Simpson about his book Touching the Void.
Penelope Lively

Sun 4 Feb 2001

James Naughtie talks to Penelope Lively about her Booker Prize winning novel Moon Tiger.
Tony Parsons

Sun 7 Jan 2001

Tony Parsons discusses his book Man and Boy, with the reading circle of HMP Coldingley.
Graham Swift

Sun 3 Dec 2000

James Naughtie meets Booker-prize winning novelist Graham Swift to talk about Waterland.
Geoffrey Chaucer

Sun 22 Oct 2000

James Naughtie discusses The Miller's Tale from The Canterbury Tales with Dr Ruth Evans.
Ian McEwan - Enduring Love

Sun 1 Oct 2000

Ian McEwan discusses his tale of stalking, science and psychology, 鈥楨nduring Love鈥�.
Joanna Trollope

Sun 3 Sep 2000

Joanna Trollope talks about her novel Other People's Children.
Anthony Beevor

Sun 6 Aug 2000

James Naughtie and readers discuss Antony Beevor's Stalingrad with the author.
Anita Desai

Sun 2 Jul 2000

James Naughtie discusses the novel Fasting, Feasting with its author, Anita Desai.
Susan Hill

Sun 4 Jun 2000

James Naughtie discusses the novel In The Springtime Of The Year with author Susan Hill.
Philip Pullman

Sun 7 May 2000

Philip Pullman discusses his fantasy novel Northern Lights with James Naughtie.
Charles Frazier - Cold Mountain

Sun 2 Apr 2000

Author Charles Frazier discusses his bestseller Cold Mountain with James Naughtie.
Carol Shields

Sun 5 Mar 2000

Pulitzer prize-winning author Carol Shields talks about her book Larry's Party.
Isabel Allende

Sun 6 Feb 2000

Author Isabel Allende discusses her novel The House of the Spirits with James Naughtie.
Douglas Adams

Sun 2 Jan 2000

James Naughtie talks to Douglas Adams about The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Julian Barnes

Sun 5 Dec 1999

James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his book Flaubert's Parrot.
Dava Sobel

Sun 7 Nov 1999

James Naughtie talks to author Dava Sobel about her international bestseller Longitude.
Anne Michaels

Sun 3 Oct 1999

James Naughtie talks to Canadian writer Anne Michaels about her novel, Fugitive Pieces.
Margaret Forster

Sun 5 Sep 1999

James Naughtie and author Margaret Forster discuss her novel Private Papers.
J K Rowling

Sun 1 Aug 1999

James Naughtie talks to J K Rowling about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Kate Atkinson

Sun 4 Jul 1999

James Naughtie talks to Kate Atkinson about her novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.