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A Good Read

A Good Read 25 July 2017: John Niven & Sali Hughes

A Good Read

BBC

Arts, Books

4.2847 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Author John Niven and journalist Sali Hughes talk books they love with Harriett Gilbert.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy.

0:05.4

My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

0:10.8

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

0:17.5

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts

0:22.0

to helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're

0:27.8

all put together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music

0:33.5

in your life, check out BBC Sounds. Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something

0:39.9

you may not know. My name's Linda Davies, and I commissioned podcasts for BBC Sounds. As you'd expect,

0:46.4

at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality, featuring the most knowledgeable experts

0:51.7

and genuinely engaging voices.

0:55.0

What you may not know is that the BBC makes podcasts about all kinds of things,

1:00.0

like pop stars, poltergeists, cricket, and conspiracy theories.

1:05.0

And that's just a few examples.

1:07.0

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected,

1:10.0

find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds.

1:13.2

This is the BBC.

1:16.7

Hello, if you're a fan of the late Nora Ephron, your luck is in, because so is at least one of my guests.

1:23.4

With me to introduce their good read are the author and screenwriter John Niven,

1:30.9

whose novels include perhaps most famously Kill Your Friends,

1:35.0

filmed with Nicholas Holton, James Corden, John having written a screenplay.

1:38.2

John's also a prolific no-holds-barred tweeter.

1:41.7

With him, the journalist and broadcaster Sally Hughes,

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