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Books and Authors

A Good Read:Sharleen Spiteri & Hugh Dennis

Books and Authors

BBC

Society & Culture, Books

4.2824 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Texas frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri and actor Hugh Dennis choose favourite books.

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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 put

0:28.3

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

0:35.0

check out BBC Sounds.

0:41.2

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:45.9

The lead singer of rock band, Texas and Fleabag's bank manager.

0:51.5

Championing their good read today are Charlene Spiteri, who's recorded 10 albums with Texas,

0:57.1

most recently Jump on Board, and two solo albums, Melody and the movie songbook.

1:09.3

With Charlene, the comedian, writer and actor Hugh Dennis, best known on Radio 4 for The Now Show and on TV besides Fleabag, as the Dad in Outnumbered and for the comedy show, Mock the Week.

1:12.7

Charlene Spiteri, would you start us us off what's your choice of a good read

1:14.0

It is the secretary by

1:16.3

Rennie Knight and to be honest

1:18.3

it's the most recent book I have read

1:20.1

and I thought okay it's fresh

1:22.7

in my mind and I enjoyed

1:24.6

it very much and I thought

1:26.2

that's what I'm going to pick today

1:28.0

because it was nice to just pick something that was really current.

1:31.2

So tell us a bit about it.

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