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

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

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

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

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

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

life, check out BBC Sounds. Hello, today an epic walk across desert, mountains and snow,

the extraordinary childhood of Oliver Sacks and the trouble with being married to a fox.

With me to introduce their good read are first the author Lissa Evans, whose novels include

the best-selling old baggage and crooked heart.

Lissa also writes for children and in a previous life as a TV producer won, among other awards,

a Best Comedy BAFTA for Father Ted.

With Lissa is the comedian Sarah Keyworth, whose debut stand-up show in Edinburgh was nominated for Best Newcomer

and who since toured the UK with her second live show Pacific.

Sarah's also a regular on TV and co-hosts the podcast you'll do

with fellow comedian and real-life girlfriend Catherine Bowhart.

Nissa Evans, would you start by telling us what your selection of a good read is?

I have chosen Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks. Oliver Sacks was a doctor, specifically a neurologist, and he was also a prolific writer. He wrote lots of books often revolving around his patients, such as the man in

Mr Gieswife, a hat, but he also wrote books with an element of autobiography. And in Uncle

Tungsten, he explores his own boyhood and his obsession with chemistry, which was triggered to a certain

extent by deep unhappiness.

He was born in the 30s in London, and he was evacuated when war broke out with his brother

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