A Good Read

A Good Read

Hosted by Harriett Gilbert · BBC Radio 4

4.8from 61 ratings

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52Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
398
Episodes
12
Transcribed
61
Ratings
Monthly
Cadence
2011
First episode

About A Good Read

Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.

Publisher
BBC Radio 4
Category
arts
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
31 May 2011
Latest episode
2 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

12 of 398 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Mike Kroeger and Professor Anthony Kessel

  2. 26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Lord John Bird and Lucy Kellaway

  3. 19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Raymond Antrobus and Guy Gunaratne

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Mike Kroeger and Professor Anthony Kessel

Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There's themes of obviously the obsession and repression, sexual repression, but also themes of ownership, property, memory, loss. And for me in particular, it's a Holocaust theme. That's something very, very close to my heart with my own personal family story in relation to that. […]

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Who has been a guest on A Good Read

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  • Mike Kroeger
  • Anthony Kessel
  • Lord John Bird
  • Lucy Kellaway
  • Raymond Antrobus

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
41 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
20 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Quality
71
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
85

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