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A Good Read

Guests bring a favourite book to the table for a lively, opinionated discussion.

54 books

Books

Cover of Flesh

Flesh

by David Szalay
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 23, 2026
Cover of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

by Hans Christian Andersen
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 2, 2026
Cover of Death of a Naturalist

Death of a Naturalist

by Seamus Heaney
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 2, 2026
Cover of Where Shall We Run To?: A Memoir

Where Shall We Run To?: A Memoir

by Alan Garner
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 2, 2026
Cover of Thursday Night Widows

Thursday Night Widows

by Claudia Piñeiro
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 23, 2026
Cover of At Swim-Two-Birds

At Swim-Two-Birds

by Flann O'Brien
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 23, 2026
Cover of Five Little Pigs

Five Little Pigs

by Agatha Christie
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 23, 2026
Cover of Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 16, 2026
Cover of Small Bomb At Dimperley

Small Bomb At Dimperley

by Lissa Evans
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 16, 2026
Cover of The Overcoat

The Overcoat

by Nikolai Gogol
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 16, 2026