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Hosted by Mariella Frostrup and James Naughtie, this podcast features Open Book and Bookclub - conversations with leading authors about their work.

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    Open Book: Jo Brand on Open Book's funniest book, Roy Hattersley on Charles Dickens

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    Mariella continues Open Book's celebration of funny books with writer and comedian Jo...

    Dec 11, 2011 Read more
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    A Good Read: Lucy Worsley, Barbara Stocking

    Chief Executive of Oxfam Barbara Stocking, and historian Lucy Worsley ...

    Chief Executive of Oxfam Barbara Stocking, and historian Lucy Worsley discuss their by...

    Nov 29, 2011 Read more
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    Tony Parsons 18th Century Satire and Readable Books

    Tony Parsons opts for The Virgin Soldiers in the search ...

    Tony Parsons opts for The Virgin Soldiers in the search for Open Book's Funniest Book...

    Nov 27, 2011 Read more
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    A Good Read: Rachel Johnson, Martin Kelner

    Editor of The Lady, Rachel Johnson, and journalist and broadcaster ...

    Editor of The Lady, Rachel Johnson, and journalist and broadcaster Martin Kelner pick...

    Nov 22, 2011 Read more
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    Open Book: Comic writing continued, Sarah Hall

    Mariella Frostrup continues her celebration of funny books and funny ...

    Mariella Frostrup continues her celebration of funny books and funny writers with A L...

    Nov 20, 2011 Read more
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    A Good Read: Nerina Pallot and Peter Molyneux

    Award-winning singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot and the computer games industry pioneer...

    Nov 15, 2011
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    Penelope Lively, Terry Jones, John Sessions

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Penelope Lively about her new novel ...

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Penelope Lively about her new novel How it All Began.

    Nov 13, 2011 Read more
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    A Good Read: David Morrissey, Trevor Phillips

    Harriett Gilbert is joined by actor David Morrissey and Chair ...

    Harriett Gilbert is joined by actor David Morrissey and Chair of the Equality and to M...

    Nov 8, 2011 Read more
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    A Good Read: Stephanie Flanders, Roisin McAuley

    Harriett Gilbert is joined by the BBC's Economics Editor Stephanie ...

    Harriett Gilbert is joined by the BBC's Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders and and to...

    Nov 1, 2011 Read more
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    Victoria Hislop, Asian writers, Roslund and Hellstrom

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Victoria Hislop about her latest novel, ...

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Victoria Hislop about her latest novel, The Thread, a saga...

    Oct 30, 2011 Read more
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