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The Book Show
NEW SERIES 5 - Susan Hill, Sebastian Faulks, and James Ellroy
Jilly Cooper, Judith Kerr, and Salman Rushdie
Lynne Reid Banks, Justine Picardie, Barry Humphries, and Lee Child
Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl; Val McDermid; and Michael Frayn
Iain M Banks on his latest sci-fi novel Surface Detail, Michelle Paver on why she finds the arctic such a scary place in her new novel Dark Matter, and Bernard Cornwell on how necessity drove him to become a novelist and his latest book The Fort.
Helen of Troy in jeans Bettany Hughes, travel writer Tim Butcher, and satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe. Plus, Alison Weir on The Write Place and Ken Follett's bedside reads.
India Knight talks about Comfort & Joy, Nicholas Evans on The Brave, and Amanda Foreman on A World on Fire
Conn Iggulden, Michael Holroyd, and Dawn French on their latest books and what every 21 year old should be reading. Plus a look inside Philip Kerr's study, Peter Carey's favourite bookshop, and Tara Palmer Tomkinson's bedside reads.
Sir Michael Parkinson talks about lasting fame as Emu's interviewer and being grumpy, Edmund de Waal shows off his family heirlooms, and PD James on turning real life detective. Plus the first of our Xmas book recommendations.
Nigella Lawson, Kevin McCloud, and Kate Morton
Biographer Sarah Bakewell, spin doctor and diarist Alistair Campbell, and cult film director John Waters
Lindsey Davis, Daisy Goodwin, and Raymond Khoury
Guest authors Matthew Parris, Leila Aboulela, and writer/director Rowan Joffé. Also Armistead Maupin on his Bedside Reads, Jonathan Safran Foer reads us his Fine Line, Colin Dexter gives his Book Club Recommendation, and Sister Wendy reveals her writing habits.
Linda Grant, Simon Sebag Montefiore, and Jane Shilling. Plus Belle de Jour's bedside reads, Mark Mills' Book Club, and Steve Bell's study.
Wendy Holden, Anthony Quinn, and Edna O'Brien as well as a trip to Paris to see Victor Hugo's study, as well as Rebecca Hunt's bedside reads and Philip Kerr's Book Club selection.
Allison Pearson, Helen Dunmore, and Francesca Beauman. Plus: Hugh Bonneville on his book club choice, Kate Mosse on The Write Place, and Alexander McCall Smith reveals his bedside reads.
Bath Literature Festival (1/2): Howard Jacobson, Colin Thubron, and Kim Edwards
Bath Literature Festival (2/2): Kazuo Ishiguro, David Starkey, and Aminatta Forna
Words by the Water: Jackie Kay, Valerie Grove, and Joanna Trollope
Ways With Words Festival: Salley Vickers, Manju Kapur, and Chris Mullin
