A Good Read Podcast
Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.
Episodes to download
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Kit de Waal and Nina Stibbe
Tue 13 Mar 2018
Novelists Kit de Waal and Nina Stibbe talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz
Tue 6 Mar 2018
Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Professor Mark Miodownik and Diana Henry
Tue 27 Feb 2018
Diana Henry and Mark Miodownik discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman
Tue 20 Feb 2018
Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Steph McGovern and Jayde Adams
Tue 13 Feb 2018
Steph McGovern and Jayde Adams talk good books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Ruby Tandoh and Jake Yapp
Tue 6 Feb 2018
Jake Yapp and Ruby Tandoh discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Stephen Fry and Alan Davies
Tue 30 Jan 2018
Stephen Fry and Alan Davies discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Nish Kumar and Katy Brand
Tue 28 Nov 2017
Comedians Katy Brand and Nish Kumar tell Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
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Alexei Sayle and Meg Rosoff
Tue 21 Nov 2017
Alexei Sayle and Meg Rosoff trade favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink
Tue 14 Nov 2017
Writers Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Rick Edwards and George Lamb
Tue 7 Nov 2017
Rick Edwards and George Lamb join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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Jenny Colgan and Steven Camden (Polarbear)
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Jenny Colgan and Steven Camden (Polarbear) talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray
Tue 24 Oct 2017
Alice Lowe and Andrew Hunter Murray talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Georgia Lewis Anderson and Owen Jones
Tue 17 Oct 2017
Georgia Lewis Anderson and Owen Jones discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Sally Lindsay and Jonathan Harvey
Tue 10 Oct 2017
Sally Lindsay and Jonathan Harvey discuss books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Toby Young and Sarah Vine
Tue 3 Oct 2017
Toby Young and Sarah Vine talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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John Niven and Sali Hughes
Tue 25 Jul 2017
John Niven and Sali Hughes discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Stacey Dooley and Gaia Vince
Tue 11 Jul 2017
Stacey Dooley and Gaia Vince talk about good books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Kathy Burke and Tom Allen
Tue 4 Jul 2017
Kathy Burke and Tom Allen discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Bill Paterson and Tom Chatfield
Tue 27 Jun 2017
Actor Bill Paterson, writer Tom Chatfield and presenter Harriett Gilbert recommend reads.
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Verity Sharp and Matthew Syed
Tue 20 Jun 2017
Harriett Gilbert talks favourite books with Verity Sharp and Matthew Syed.
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Nathan Caton and Adam Rutherford
Tue 13 Jun 2017
Nathan Caton and Adam Rutherford talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Ed Byrne and Hardeep Singh Kohli
Tue 6 Jun 2017
Ed Byrne and Hardeep Singh Kohli talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
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Will Self and Rachel Johnson
Tue 28 Mar 2017
Will Self and Rachel Johnson join Harriett Gilbert to chat about favourite books
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Chris and Xand Van Tulleken
Tue 21 Mar 2017
Doctor twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken talk to Harriett Gilbert about favourite books.
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Harriet Harman and Pete Paphides
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Harriet Harman and Pete Paphides champion their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Tony Robinson and Andi Oliver
Tue 7 Mar 2017
Tony Robinson and Andi Oliver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books.
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Craig Brown and Pippa Evans
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Craig Brown and Pippa Evans talk great books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Murray Lachlan Young and Deborah Frances-White
Tue 21 Feb 2017
Murray Lachlan Young and Deborah Frances-White discuss their favourite books.
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Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin
Fri 17 Feb 2017
Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin talk with Harriett Gilbert about books they love.
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