World Book Club Podcast
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
Episodes to download
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Louis De Bernieres - Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Thu 5 Jan 2006
Louis De Bernieres answers questions about his novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
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Philip Pullman
Thu 17 Nov 2005
Philip Pullman talks about his book and takes questions on his book The Northen Lights.
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Maya Angelou
Fri 7 Oct 2005
Maya Angelou answers questions about her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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Salman Rushdie
Sat 1 Oct 2005
Salman Rushdie talks to an audience and takes questions on his book Midnight's Children.
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Andre Brink
Sat 27 Aug 2005
Andre Brink joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel A Dry White Season.
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Joyce Carol Oates
Sat 23 Jul 2005
Author of "Blonde" Joyce Carol Oates answers questions about her novel.
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Carlos Fuentes
Wed 15 Jun 2005
Carlos Fuentes joins an audience to discuss his novel The Death of Artemio Cruz.
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Nick Hornby
Sat 28 May 2005
Nick Hornby talks to an audience about Fever Pitch, his book about being a football fan.
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Vikram Seth - A Suitable Boy
Mon 9 May 2005
Vikram Seth joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel A Suitable Boy.
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Ian McEwan - Atonement
Sat 26 Mar 2005
Ian McEwan discusses his 20th century familiy saga about the need for atonement
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PD James
Tue 25 Jan 2005
P.D. James joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel 'Original Sin'.
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Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist
Sun 12 Dec 2004
Writer Paulo Coelho talks about his book The Alchemist.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Thu 4 Nov 2004
Kazuo Ishiguro joins listeners to discuss his novel The Remains Of The Day
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Anita Desai - Fasting, Feasting
Thu 30 Sep 2004
Anita Desai joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel 'Fasting, Feasting'.
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Roddy Doyle
Mon 13 Sep 2004
Roddy Doyle talks about his novel The Commitments. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.
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Amoz Oz
Thu 2 Sep 2004
Amos Oz joins an audience of World Service listeners to discuss his novel 'My Michael'.
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Gillian Slovo
Thu 29 Jul 2004
South African novelist, Gillian Slovo talks about her novel 'Red Dust'.
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Tracy Chevalier
Thu 20 May 2004
Tracy Chevalier joins an audience to discuss her novel 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'.
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AS Byatt - Possession
Tue 23 Mar 2004
English author A. S Byatt talks to an audience about her novel 'Possession'.
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Amy Tan
Thu 29 Jan 2004
Amy Tan joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel The Joy Luck Club.
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Isabelle Allende - The House of Spirits
Wed 26 Nov 2003
Isabel Allende joins an audience to discuss her novel 'The House of the Spirits'.
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Frederick Forsyth - The Day of the Jackal
Thu 23 Oct 2003
Frederick Forsyth joins an audience to discuss his novel 'The Day of the Jackal'.
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Peter Carey
Thu 25 Sep 2003
Peter Carey joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel 'Oscar and Lucinda'.
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Ruth Rendell - A Judgement in Stone
Thu 28 Aug 2003
Popular British crime writer Ruth Rendell talked to the programme about her work.
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Julian Barnes
Thu 31 Jul 2003
Julian Barnes joins a World Service audience to discuss his novel 'Flaubert's Parrot'.
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Jung Chang
Sat 14 Jun 2003
Chinese writer Jung Chang joins a World Service audience to discuss her novel Wild Swans.
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Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic
Thu 29 May 2003
Author Terry Pratchett talks about his Discworld book The Colour Of Magic.
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Margaret Atwood
Tue 8 Apr 2003
The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
