Winner of the 2025 Booker Prize announced live from the ceremony
Samira Ahmed presents live from Old Billingsgate in London, where the announcement of the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize is taking place.
Samira Ahmed presents live from Old Billingsgate in London, where the announcement of the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize is taking place.
The novels on the shortlist: Flesh by David Szalay, The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller, The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, Audition by Katie Kitamura, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, and Flashlight by Susan Choi.
As well as speaking to the winner, Samira talks to some of the judges including actor Sarah Jessica Parker and Chair of judges novelist Roddy Doyle. Plus Penelope Lively, the only writer to have won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for children鈥檚 books, talks about the transformative power of literature for children.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Claire Bartleet
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Samira Ahmed |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrew Miller |
| Interviewed Guest | Kiran Desai |
| Interviewed Guest | David Szalay |
| Interviewed Guest | Katie Kitamura |
| Interviewed Guest | Susan Choi |
| Interviewed Guest | Benjamin Markovits |
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