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Harriett Gilbert

@harriettsg.bsky.social

Reader, writer, broadcaster. Presents A Good Read (BBC Radio4) & World Book Club (BBC World Service)

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Jung Chang Harriett Gilbert and guests choose favourite books.

The fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen, poetry of Seamus Heaney & a novel by Alan Garner are the choices on today’s A Good Read when writers Jung Chang & @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social join @harriettsg.bsky.social to talk #books 3pm @BBCRadio4 Producer Maggie Ayre www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

02.03.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Martin Edwards and Tom Shakespeare The crime writer and the sociologist talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert.

Agatha Christie. Flann O’Brien. Claudia Pineiro. Your regular helping of A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 @harriettsg.bsky.social is joined by writers @tomshakespeare.bsky.social & @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social to discuss much-loved #books Producer Sally Heaven www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

23.02.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Last year I read 137 books’: could setting targets help you put down your phone and pick up a book? BookTok influencer Jack Edwards motivates himself with reading goals – and he’s not alone. Authors and avid readers discuss the rise of metrics, and reveal how many books they finished last year

Interesting, open-minded piece about reading habits and aspirations (despite off-putting headline and pic) www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Maria Balshaw and LΓ©a Ypi The director of Tate and the political philosopher swap books they love.

Fiction by #OctaviaEButler #Gogol & Lissa Evans - all on A Good Read, Mon 3pm @BBCRadio4 Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate art museums & galleries & LΓ©a Ypi, professor of politics & philosophy at LSE swap books they love with @harriettsg.bsky.social Producer @elizalomas www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

16.02.2026 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Drama in Schools: An Unfolding Tragedy? The actor Christopher Eccleston investigates the decline in drama education in schools.

Drama in Schools: an unfolding tragedy? Actor Christopher Eccleston investigates the decline in #drama education in schools in England. 4pm Tues 10 Feb @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds Producer @robinmarkwell.bsky.social #education #schools www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

10.02.2026 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Robin Ince and Philip Hensher The comedian and the writer share good books with Harriett Gilbert.

#Books A Good Read
Today 15:00
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Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy, chosen by comedian @robinince.bsky.social
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
Esther Waters by George Moore, chosen by writer @philiphensher.bsky.social
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Robin Ince and Philip Hensher The comedian and the writer share good books with Harriett Gilbert.

Looking for reading inspiration in this #NationalYearOfReading2026 ? A Good Read is back 3pm @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds with eclectic suggestions. Today, writer @philiphensher.bsky.social & comedian @robinince.bsky.social join @harriettsg.bsky.social with favourite #books www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

09.02.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Gwyneth Lewis and Annabel Abbs Poet Gwyneth Lewis and author Annabel Abbs join Harriett to talk favourite books.

Witches, wilderness & wit. A trio of classics on A Good Read today. Poet Gwyneth Lewis & author @annabelabbs.bsky.social join @harriettsg.bsky.social with books by Sylvia Townsend Warner, Nan Shepherd & #JaneAusten. 3pm Mon 8 Dec @BBCRadio4 Producer Maggie Ayre www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Gwyneth Lewis and Annabel Abbs Poet Gwyneth Lewis and author Annabel Abbs join Harriett to talk favourite books.

#Books A Good Read
Today 15:00
BBC Radio 4
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner chosen by the poet Gwyneth Lewis
The LIving Mountain by Nan Shepherd picked by author Annabel Abbs
Emma by Jane Austen chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

08.12.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 The interior design master, Michelle Ogundehin & novelist Lisa St Aubin de TerÑn join @harriettsg.bsky.social to discuss some of their favourite #books. Lisa's choice is Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix which... 🧡https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002n06h

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Roma Agrawal and Kate Lister A structural engineer and a historian of sex share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.

#AGoodRead
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WEDLOCK: HOW GEORGIAN BRITAIN'S WORST HUSBAND MET HIS MATCH Wendy Moore Kate Lister
GRAYSON PERRY: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG GIRL Wendy Jones @harriettsg.bsky.social
PLASTIC EMOTIONS by Shiromi Pinto @romatheengineer.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

24.11.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Likewise with me.

22.11.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, for the first time ever, I’ve got more than you. 4/10. btw I hope all’s well with you.

22.11.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Richard Benson and Amy Sackville Two writers talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books

Writers Amy Sackville & Richard Benson join @harriettsg.bsky.social on A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 to champion books they love by Annie Ernaux, Sylvia Townsend Warner & Ferdinand von Schirach. Produced by Sally Heaven. Find many more book recommendations @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Yes, do listen. It’s a great discussion.

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem Psychologist Julia Shaw and engineer Hayaatun Sillem discuss favourite books with Harriett

A comedy about radical Islam (seriously); our manufactured world; a motherhood mystery: an eclectic selection of book suggestions from @drjuliashaw.bsky.social Hayaatun Sillem & me on today’s A Good Read, 3pm on BBC Radio 4; online thereafter @nussaibah.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

10.11.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem Psychologist Julia Shaw and engineer Hayaatun Sillem discuss favourite books with Harriett

A daring comedy debut about de-radicalisation, an investigation of manufacturing & an unsettling novella. Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social engineer @HayaatunSillem & @harriettsg.bsky.social recommend #books they love. A Good Read 3pm Mon @BBCRadio4 #BBC www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

10.11.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you.

03.11.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC World Service - World Book Club, Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, The Serial Killer Harriett talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about My Sister, The Serial Killer.

Especially if you’re an elder sister, a great episode of @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social with Oyinkan Braithwaite chatting with readers about My Sister the Serial Killer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

02.11.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Tom Cox and Sophie Scott Neuroscientist Sophie Scott and writer Tom Cox discuss favourite books with Harriett.

Books by Carol Shields, Umberto Eco & Abdulrazak Gurnah are the choices of @harriettsg.bsky.social & her A Good Read guests, neuroscientist Sophie Scott and writer Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 3pm @BBCRadio4 & @BBCSounds Producer Becky Ripley www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

27.10.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tennis, spies and Sonic Youth: the usual wild variety of book suggestions from Chris Tarrant, author Mike Gayle and me on A Good Read 3pm today @BBCRadio4 Come join us

20.10.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Chris Tarrant and Mike Gayle The broadcaster and writer nominate favourite books.

#Books Chris Tarrant and Mike Gayle
A Good Read
Today 15:00
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Chris Tarrant nominates OPEN by Andre Agassi
Mike Gayle has gone for SONIC YOUTH SLEPT ON MY FLOOR by Dave Haslam
@harriettsg.bsky.social‬ selects THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Two memoirs and a thriller today on A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds as TV presenter Chris Tarrant & writer Mike Gayle join @harriettsg.bsky.social to champion #books they love. Tennis, DJing & espionage. Producer Sally Heaven www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Sarah Waters and Walter Murch Novelist Sarah Waters and film editor Walter Murch share favourite books.

Cannibal mothers; sex; fanaticism: novelist Sarah Waters and filmmaker Walter Murch introduce the usual heterogeneous mix of books on #agoodread @BBCRadio4 3pm today, online thereafter www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Sarah Waters and Walter Murch Novelist Sarah Waters and film editor Walter Murch share favourite books.

Looking for some book inspiration? A Good Read @BBCRadio4 is back - with a riveting roster of readers. Today, novelist Sarah Waters & film editor Walter Murch join @harriettsg.bsky.social to talk bears, fanaticism & Irish women. 3pm Mon 13 Oct. Producer Maggie Ayre. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC World Service - World Book Club, Silvia Moreno-Garcia The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

ICYMI Perfect for Halloween @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social chats with @silviamg.bsky.social about her fun, creepy novel Mexican Gothic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

11.10.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can hear Silvia Moreno-Garcia talk about 'Mexican Gothic' on World Book Club this Saturday, meanwhile here's a taster for you. Speaking of taste, I now want to try those pastes so badly...
#booksky #gothic #horror #mexicangothic #silviamorenogarcia #wbc #bbc #history

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BBC World Service - World Book Club, Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles Join Harriett for a special episode exploring the legacy of Sherlock Holmes.

@sherlockholmesmag.co.uk ICYMI Some great chat about Holmes, Watson, the Baskerville Hound and more with fans from around the world

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

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The recent Arthur Conan Doyle episode of the wonderful BBC World Book Club was so marvelous! It was live at a bookshop in Edinburgh - the panelists were superb, the questions from around the world were excellent, and the Baskerville hound was just as terrifying as ever! Thx @harriettsg.bsky.social

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