Bookclub (radio)
Encyclopedia
Bookclub is a monthly programme, devised by Olivia Seligman and hosted by Jim Naughtie and broadcast on BBC Radio 4
. Each month a novel
is selected, and its author invited to discuss it. The title of the chosen work for the next recording is announced at the end of each broadcast; this allows for listeners to read the book, and those who attend recording to put questions to the author.
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. Each month a novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
is selected, and its author invited to discuss it. The title of the chosen work for the next recording is announced at the end of each broadcast; this allows for listeners to read the book, and those who attend recording to put questions to the author.
External links
- Bookclub at RadioListings.co.uk