Patrick Grant and Mary-Ann Ochota
More favourite books with Harriett Gilbert and guests Patrick Grant and Mary-Ann Ochota.
This time the community clothing entrepreneur and host of The Great British Sewing Bee Patrick Grant chooses his favourite book along with fellow guest anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota.
The books are:
Parsnips Buttered by Joe Lycett
The Flow by Amy Jane Beer
Heatwave by Penelope Lively
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- Mon 30 Mar 2026 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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