A Good Read: Janet Ellis and Jason Arday

Writer and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis and Cambridge's youngest black professor Jason Arday join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books. Janet chooses The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es, the true story of a Dutch Jewish girl during the Second World War. Cambridge's youngest black professor Jason champions Rise, the memoir of South African rugby player Siya Kolisi who went from a tough start in a township to the very top of his game. Harriett's choice, Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, tells the story of a tightrope walk between the Twin Towers and the lives unfolding on the ground below