Ali Smith
James Naughtie is joined in Brighton by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World.
May 07, 2006•28 min
Bookclub
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Episodes
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses, her novel set in an alternative reality in which people are either a Cross, with money, prospects and position, or a Nought, with very little.
Apr 02, 2006•28 min
Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie and a studio audience to discuss her book We Need to Talk About Kevin, a novel about an unloved son who grows up to commit a horrifying crime.
Mar 05, 2006•28 min
P J O'Rourke
James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell, his account of his experiences as foreign correspondent for Rolling Stone Magazine in the late 1980s.
Feb 05, 2006•27 min
George Macdonald Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books which use Thomas Hughes' bully character from Tom Brown's Schooldays.
Jan 01, 2006•28 min
Joyce Carol Oates
American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys, the story of the break-up of a family after the random disaster of a rape.
Dec 04, 2005•28 min
Antonia Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by historian Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.
Nov 06, 2005•28 min
Hanif Kureishi
Playwright, screenwriter, novelist and film-maker Hanif Kureishi discusses his semi-autobiographical book The Buddha of Suburbia with James Naughtie and readers.
Oct 02, 2005•27 min
Alain-Fournier
Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier was Radio 4's Classic Serial in August. The novel cast a spell over a whole generation of French readers in the twentieth century, with its romanticism, its portrayal of adolescent friendship and its evocation of pastoral France. But does it still speak to readers today? Novelist and poet Michele Roberts is our Bookclub guide to the novel with readers in Paris including teachers and students. Recorded at the studios of Radio France.
Sep 04, 2005•28 min
Michael Dibdin
James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers, about his novel Blood Rain, the ninth in his Aurelio Zen series.
Aug 07, 2005•28 min
Oliver Sacks
James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, a collection of case studies into neurological disorders, all written from the point of view of the Dr.
Jul 03, 2005•27 min
Sue Townsend
James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss the life of her best loved comic creation Adrian Mole.
Jun 05, 2005•28 min
Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy, who won last year's Orange Prize and Whitbread Prize for her novel Small Island joins readers to discuss the book.
May 01, 2005•28 min
Richard Ford
James Naughtie is joined by American writer Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.
Apr 03, 2005•28 min
Stephen Fry
The multi-talented Stephen Fry discusses and reads from his acclaimed novel The Hippopotamus, about a failed poet turned whiskey-sodden critic.
Mar 06, 2005•27 min
Bill Bryson
James Naughtie talks to author Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything.
Feb 06, 2005•28 min
Zadie Smith
James Naughtie talks to Zadie Smith about the impact of her debut novel White Teeth.
Jan 02, 2005•28 min
Carol Ann Duffy
James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets, talking about her inventive and funny collection, The World's Wife.
Dec 05, 2004•27 min
Pat Barker
Booker prize winner Pat Barker joins James Naughtie to discuss Regeneration, her novel about the impact of the First World War on a variety of characters including poet Siegfried Sassoon.
Nov 07, 2004•27 min
Will Self
Will Self talks to James Naughtie and readers about his novel How The Dead Live.
Oct 07, 2004•28 min
Paul Auster - New York Trilogy
James Naughtie speaks to author Paul Auster about the novellas in his New York Trilogy and their themes of identity, mystery and ambiguity.
Sep 05, 2004•28 min
Muriel Spark
James Naughtie and a group of readers are joined by Muriel Spark to discuss her novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Aug 01, 2004•27 min
Terry Pratchett
James Naughtie presents a special interview with Terry Pratchett to talk about Mort, his fourth installment of the Discworld series.
Jul 04, 2004•28 min
Minette Walters
James Naughtie presents a book discussion as Minette Walters talks with readers about her new novel The Scold's Bridle.
Jun 06, 2004•27 min
David Lodge
David Lodge is both a leading comic novelist and a renowned literary critic. He dicusses his novel Nice Work with James Naughtie.
May 02, 2004•28 min
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard joins James Naughtie and a group of readers to discuss her book Falling, based on a real life failed relationship.
Apr 04, 2004•27 min
Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters, creator of Victorian romps, joins James Naughtie to talk about Fingersmith, a gothic tale of crime, swapped identities and mysterious parentage.
Mar 07, 2004•27 min
Peter Carey
Peter Carey joins James Naughtie and a group of readers, to discuss his novel the True History of the Kelly Gang.
Feb 01, 2004•27 min
Sir John Mortimer
Sir John Mortimer joins James Naughtie and a group of readers to discuss Rumpole and the Younger Generation as well as his first volume of memoirs.
Jan 04, 2004•27 min
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd joins James Naughtie and a group of readers to discuss, and read from, his spooky novel Hawksmoor.
Dec 07, 2003•28 min
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