A Good Read: Ria Lina & Otegha Uwagba
Comedian Ria Lina and writer Otegha Uwagba talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love, including an 18th-century classic and a popular Mexican romance novel.
The comedian Ria Lina - who's appeared on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Mock the Week - joins Otegha Uwagba - author of Little Black Book, Whites and We Need to Talk About Money - to talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
Ria chooses Moll Flanders, the 18th-century classic by Daniel Defoe. Otegha picks the popular romance story Like Water for Chocolate by Mexican author Laura Esquivel and Harriett Gilbert brings a book about motherhood; Making Babies by Anne Enright.
Produced by Eliza Lomas
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