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On Reading is made up of three rather nosy friends who are curious about how, what and, most importantly, why readers read. The simplest way to find the answers to our questions was to ask – so we started knocking on people’s doors, and got them to tell us about their library. Although reading is an act that most of us can perform, and many of us derive immense pleasure from doing so, our reasons for reading are as varied as our personalities. It gives us great pleasure to share with you our encounters with the readers who so generously gave us their time.

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June 4, 2021

Roxanna Panufnik

Our guest this month is composer extraordinaire Roxanna Panufnik, one of Britain’s best loved composers. She studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music and, since then, has written a wide range of pieces – opera, ballet, music theatre, choral works, orchestral and chamber compositions, and music for film and television – which have been performed all over the world. She is renowned for her choral and multi-faith works (such as <a href="http://www.loveabide.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Love Abide</a>; or <a href="http://www.tallinnmass.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dance of Life</a>: Tallinn Mass for the Tallinn Philharmonic) and for her love of music from around the world. She has had work commissioned for Garsington opera (Silver Birch, 2017), the Proms (Three Paths to Piece, an overture for the World Orchestra for Peace, premiered in Jerusalem and at the Proms), the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Poland (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-_Q52fAVE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Faithful Journey – a Mass for Poland</a>), the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and many more. Her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w179-EyXzmU#:~:text=Roxanna%20Panufnik:%20Four%20World%20Seasons%201.%20Autumn%20in,Winter%203.%20Spring%20in%20Japan%204.%20Indian%20Summer" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Four World Seasons</a>, for violinist Tasmin Little, launched the BBC’s Music Nation weekend, celebrating the Olympics. Her work is also full of humour, and she has brilliantly put to music the words of poets and authors such as <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/search/author/Wendy%20Copeaid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wendy Cope</a> and Vikram Seth (<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9780753807743" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Beastly Tales</a> – The Crocodile and the Monkey, The Hare and the Tortoise). May 2021 saw the release of her new album with the <a href="http://sacconi.com/">Sacconi Quartet</a>, <a href="http://smarturl.it/PanufnikHeartfelt" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Heartfelt</a>, a striking compendium of touching pieces, such as the letters of a First World War soldier, folk songs (slightly macabre, pickled toes and all) and poems, and the heartbeat of Bristol Zoo’s European brown bear Albie set to music. We urge you to watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ4Yr0jGG4o&t=2s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">this short film</a> about the making of Heartfelt, which reveals how to take a bear’s heartbeat, put it to music – and see the bear himself enjoying the result! Roxanna is now working on her next opera, <a href="https://www.garsingtonopera.org/performance/dalia" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dalia</a>, with a libretto by Jessica Duchen for the Garsington 2022 season, and Ever Us, for the Rundfunk Chor Berlin, will be performed at the Berlin Philarmonie 2022. On this podcast, Roxana talks about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Music-Programme-Paul-Micou/dp/1559720239" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Music Programme</a> by Paul Micou, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781786497154" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Lightless Sky – My Journey to Safety as a Child Refugee</a> by Gulwali Passarlay with Nadene Ghouri and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781911231189" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dancing Bears – True Stories about Longing for the Old Days</a> by Witold Szabłowski, translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. She also mentions the Qu’ran, the Bible and the Torah. You can also find all those titles in Roxanna’s list on our <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/onreading">Bookshop.org page</a>.

May 7, 2021

Lisa Williamson

Lisa Williamson spent most of her childhood drawing, daydreaming and making up stories in her head (but never getting round to writing them down). After university, Lisa adopted a stage name and spent several happy years occasionally getting paid to pretend to be other people. Between acting roles she worked as an office temp and started making up stories all over again, only this time she had a go at writing them down. She talks about her love of American YA, her wish to be anything but ordinary and her love of Adrian Mole – despite his failings. On this podcast, Lisa mentions <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781444959451" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Enchanted Wood</a> and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781444918823" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Naughtiest Girl in the School</a> by Enid Blyton, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781509806287" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself</a> by Judy Blume, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9780141196312" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Best of Everything</a> by Rona Jaffe, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9780141346113" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Will Grayson, Will Grayson</a> by David Levithan and John Green, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9780141046426" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4</a> by Sue Townsend, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781529303681" rel="noopener" target="_blank">One Day</a> by David Nichols, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9780099561545" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stoner</a> by John Williams, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781529010688" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Milly Molly Mandy</a> by Joyce Lankester Brisley, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781338603637" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Babysitter’s Club</a> by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781524105563" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sweet Valley High</a> by Katy Rex and Andres Genolet and <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/search/author/%20Paula%20Danziger?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Paula Danziger</a>. You can also find all those titles in <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/lisa-williamson" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lisa’s list</a> on our <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop.org page</a>.

April 1, 2021

Claudia Winkleman

Journalist Claudia Winkleman is one of the nation’s best loved broadcasters, co-host of <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8dq/episodes/player" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Strictly Come Dancing</a> and now <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rq7b" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Celebrity Best Home Cook</a> for BBC1; easing us into the weekend with her Saturday morning <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ssf6" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Radio Two</a> show, Claudia is family, and part of our homes. Here you’ll discover the book that turned her from reluctant reader into bookworm, find out why teenage Claudia tucked a tea towel into her jeans and learn how she gets her children reading. She tells us how she wrote <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9780008421656" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Quite</a>, an eclectic collection of witty essays on love, life and eyeliner, but also art, bridge, squirrels and much more, and about how she lends a comforting ear to clinical psychologist Tanya Byron’s guests on the How Did We Get Here? podcast (on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-did-we-get-here/id1491735705" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Apple podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5LqQRZG5VbXLYIZqznx0va" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Spotify</a>). On this podcast, Claudia mentions <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/search/isbn/9780141369372?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Georges-Marvellous-Medicine-by-Roald-Dahl-Quentin-Blake-illustrator/9780141365503?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">George’s Marvellous Medicine</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/James-and-the-Giant-Peach-by-Roald-Dahl-Quentin-Blake-illustrator/9780141365459?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">James and the Giant Peach</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Fantastic-Mr-Fox-by-Roald-Dahl-Quentin-Blake-illustrator/9780141365442?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fantastic Mr Fox</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/search/?keyword=Famous+Five+blyton?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Famous Five</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Gruffalo-by-Julia-Donaldson-Axel-Scheffler-artist/9781509804757?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Gruffalo</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/search/?keyword=harry+potter?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a>, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9780752866055" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Asterisk</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Hidden-Valley-Road-by-Robert-Kolker-author/9781787473805?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hidden Valley Road</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Tess-of-the-DUrbervilles-by-Thomas-Hardy-Tim-Dolin/9780141439594?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Tess of the d’Urbervilles</a>, <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/We-Need-to-Talk-About-Kevin-by-Lionel-Shriver-author/9781781255674?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">We Need to Talk About Kevin</a> and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/730/9781409187745" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Choice</a>. She also mentions the fabulous <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/search/?keyword=jackie+collins?aid=onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jackie Collins</a>. You can also find all those titles in <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/claudia-winkleman" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Claudia’s list</a> on our <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/onreading" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bookshop.org page</a>.

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What is On Reading?: On Reading is made up of three rather nosy friends who are curious about how, what and, most importantly, why readers read. The simplest way to find the answers to our questions was to ask – so we started knocking on people’s doors, and got them to tell us about their library.

Although reading is an act that most of us can perform, and many of us derive immense pleasure from doing so, our reasons for reading are as varied as our personalities.

It gives us great pleasure to share with you our encounters with the readers who so generously gave us their time.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
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