A Good Read is an Arts programme.

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A Good Read

Materials engineer and presenter Mark Miodownik and Sunday Telegraph food writer Diana Henry talk about their favourite books with presenter Harriett Gilbert. Their choices are The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien, Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton and The Soul of Kindness by Elizabeth Taylor.

Genre: Arts

Running Time: 30 minutes (approx)

When is A Good Read next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 Extra December 17th, 10:00am and on BBC Radio 4 Extra December 17th, 4:00pm. See more...

Main Cast

Harriett Gilbert
Diana Henry
Sathnam Sanghera
Sabrina Mahfouz
Kit de Waal
Mark Miodownik
Nina Stibbe
Joanna Trollope
Hadley Freeman
Image for Maureen LipmanMaureen Lipman
Image for Sheila HancockSheila Hancock
Image for Stephen FryStephen Fry
Image for Eileen AtkinsEileen Atkins
Image for Will SmithWill Smith
Helen Baxendale
Image for Vanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgrave
Image for Julian Rhind-TuttJulian Rhind-Tutt
Image for Sally PhillipsSally Phillips
Image for Niamh CusackNiamh Cusack
Roger Michell