Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Jung Chang
Harriett is joined by children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Wild Swans writer Jung Chang.
The children's author Frank Cottrell-Boyce and the author of Wild Swans and Big Sister Little Sister Red Sister Jung Chang choose their good reads.
Where Should We Run To by Alan Garner chosen by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Death of A Naturalist by Seamus Heaney chosen by Harriett Gilbert
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairytales chosen by Jung Chang
Produced in Bristol by Maggie Ayre
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- Mon 2 Mar 2026 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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