Books and Authors

Books and Authors

Hosted by Harriett Gilbert · BBC Radio 4

4.4from 426 ratings

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67Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
1,293
Episodes
68
Transcribed
426
Ratings
Monthly
Cadence
2010
First episode

About Books and Authors

Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.

Publisher
BBC Radio 4
Category
arts
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
16 Sept 2010
Latest episode
19 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

68 of 1,293 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Raymond Antrobus and Guy Gunaratne

  2. 12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Andrea Wulf and Selina Brown

  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Dr Vee Kativhu and Susie Riddell

Inside a recent episode

Raymond Antrobus and Guy Gunaratne

Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And one very surprising perspective towards the very end of the book, which really changes your feelings towards everyone else when you begin. And those perspectives are not so much the kind of character you would want to know necessarily. It's the kind of character you would like to keep at a distance. […]

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Who has been a guest on Books and Authors

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Raymond Antrobus
  • Guy Gunaratne
  • Andrea Wulf
  • Selina Brown
  • Lucy Speed

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.3 / 5
359 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
67 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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Quality
95
Social presence
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YouTube
0
Engagement
98

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Harriett Gilbert host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.

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