A Good Read: Diana Henry and Mark Miodownik on their favourite books
A Good Read
BBC
4.2 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Materials engineer and presenter Mark Miodownik and Diana Henry, the food writer for the Sunday Telegraph, tell Harriett Gilbert about the books they love. Books tossed into the discussion 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.
Producer Beth O'Dea.
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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 to |
| 0:22.4 | helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all |
| 0:28.1 | put together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your |
| 0:34.1 | life, check out BBC Sounds. |
| 0:39.1 | My name is Annie Matmanus. |
| 0:40.3 | And my name is Nick Grimshaw. |
| 0:41.9 | How long have we known each other, babe? |
| 0:43.7 | Probably 20 years now. |
| 0:47.5 | And in that time, we've always worked in and around music, right? We have. |
| 0:48.1 | So it kind of makes sense that we do a podcast about it. |
| 0:50.4 | It sounds like he's been 20 years in the making. |
| 0:52.5 | It's not Avatar for podcasts, basically. |
| 0:54.6 | But it is good. |
| 0:55.6 | So we put the world to rights with regards to music. |
| 0:58.5 | It's all the stuff that you'd want to chat to your mate about over a pint. |
| 1:01.8 | Sidetracked with us, Annie and Nick. |
| 1:04.3 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 1:06.4 | Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert. |
| 1:07.9 | Thank you for downloading a good read, the podcasts, where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them. We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here. |
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