The Book Show S04E27 · Episode 27

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John O'Farrell, Conn Iggulden, and Alison Weir

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1. 23 23. Episode 232009-10-15For the new series' first episode, Mariella Frostrup (right) is at the 60th Cheltenham Literature Festival.
2. 24 24. Episode 242009-10-22Iranian-born comedienne Shappi Khorsandi, veteran journalist Harold Evans, and Melvyn Bragg
3. 25 25. Episode 252009-11-05Ian Rankin and Tracy Chevalier
4. 26 26. Episode 262009-11-26Dr Brooke Magnanti, 34, works at St Michael's Hospital and wrote best-selling books about her time as a prostitute as she struggled to make ends meet. Also, Booker Prize-winner Hil
5. 27 27. Episode 272009-12-03John O'Farrell, Conn Iggulden, and Alison Weir
6. 28 28. Episode 282009-12-10Michael Palin, Andrew Marr, and John Banville
7. 29 29. Episode 292010-02-25At the start of a new run Mariella Frostrup recaps some of the highlights from the series that has got people talking about books again. These include conversations with Dr Brooke
8. 30 30. Episode 302010-03-04Robert Harris, William Boyd, and Lynn Barber
9. 31 31. Episode 312010-03-11Looking back over the best bits from the first half of series four. Patricia Cornwell, Sue Townsend, Ian Rankin, and the almost ubiquitous David Mitchell all pop in for literary ch
10. 32 32. Episode 322010-03-18
11. 33 33. Episode 332010-03-25Antonia Fraser, Ian McEwan, and Joanna Trollope
12. 34 34. Episode 342010-04-01Fantasy sage Terry Pratchett. Orange Prize-winner Andrea Levy discussing her new novel, The Long Song. Marina Lewycka talks about the inspiration for her book We Are All Made of Gl
13. 35 35. Episode 352010-04-08Philip Pullman, who is creating a stir with his new book about Jesus. Pullman retells the gospels with Jesus and Christ as brothers and two distinct characters. Rose Tremain talks
14. 36 36. Episode 362010-04-15Upper-crust socialite and interior designer Nicky Haslam recounts anecdotes from his biography, and thriller writer Philip Kerr recommends reading Michel De Montaigne's essays when
15. 37 37. Episode 372010-04-22John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas; American novelist Joshua Ferris; and politician Shirley Williams
16. 38 38. Episode 382010-04-29Roddy Doyle on his fictional trilogy exploring what it means to be Irish; feminist Natasha Walter on the hypersexual society; John Lanchester on his bedtime reading (Tolstoy); and
17. 39 39. Episode 392010-05-06David Nicholls, Alistair Campbell, and Simon Kernick
18. 40 40. Episode 402010-05-13Authors George Pelecanos and Joanne Harris, and poet Simon Armitage
19. 41 41. Episode 412010-05-20Blake Morrison, Maggie O'Farrell, and Ben Macintyre
20. 42 42. Episode 422010-05-27Episode 24 "final episode of the series" - Professor Robert Winston on liabilities, Joseph O'Connor on love stories, and Jonathan Coe on loneliness. Plus, Martina Cole talks trade
21. 43 43. Episode 432010-05-29The Book Show at Hay: Turner winning ceramicist Grayson Perry, journalist Tony Parsons, and well travelled honorary Englishman Bill Bryson. Plus contributions from Jerry Hall and B
22. 44 44. Episode 442010-05-30The Book Show at Hay: Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Nadine Gordimer, and Christopher Hitchens. Music from Alex Valentine.
23. 45 45. Episode 452010-05-31Antony Beevor replacing Gary Kemp on the show tonight. Other guests are Audrey Niffenegger, Jo Brand & Dennis Rollins.
24. 46 46. Episode 462010-06-01Simon Schama, Joss Ackland, and Rob Brydon are the guests on Mariella's sofa today. Music from Thea Gilmore.
25. 47 47. Episode 472010-06-02The Book Show at Hay: William Dalrymple, Jacqueline Wilson, and Sir Ian Blair. Music is from the ever excellent Orquesta Buena Vista.
26. 48 48. Episode 482010-06-03The Book Show at Hay: Louis de Bernières, who has taken a shot at writing about rural England in the 1960s in his new book, Notwithstanding; Allegra Huston, author of the memoir Lo
27. 49 49. Episode 492010-06-04The Book Show at Hay: Brian May, Virginia McKenna, and Alexander McCall Smith talk animals, including a dog bugged by MI5. Music from the truly brilliant Toumani Diabate, and mathe