World Book Club
Hosted by Nikki Bedi and Harriett and Neil McCarthy · BBC World Service
4.7from 460 ratings
- 302
- Episodes
- 54
- Transcribed
- 460
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2002
- First episode
About World Book Club
How creatives write, perform and make art, design and music. The home of arts and culture from BBC World Service. In The Studio follows the world’s leading creative figures while they work. Nikki Bedi hosts The Arts Hour, with news of the latest releases from around the world, and in World Book Club Harriett Gilbert puts your questions and comments to best-selling authors. In the Studio episodes are released on Tuesdays, The Arts Hour with you on Fridays and World Book Club drops on the first Saturday of each month.
- Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jan 2002
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
54 of 302 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Arts Hour. Indian actor and mega-star Ranbir Kapoor
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
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30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Arts Hour Indian-Irish poet Nikita Gill
Inside a recent episode
The Arts Hour. Indian actor and mega-star Ranbir Kapoor
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, when I signed the film and I started prep on it, I was working with a yoga instructor just to kind of get, you know, tap into my spirituality. And when we started on the first day itself, he said, just like take half an hour, close your eyes and just draw your interpretation of Ram. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on World Book Club
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- Nguyen Duy Anh
- Bui Kim Quy
- Nikita Gill
- Yuko Mohri
- Elif Shafak
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 367 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 93 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100
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- Quality
- 45
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
Contact World Book Club
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- Does not typically book guests
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Who hosts World Book Club?
Nikki Bedi and Harriett and Neil McCarthy host the show. Published by BBC World Service.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does World Book Club take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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