Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer

A Good Read

BBC

Arts, Books

4.2 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Katherine Rundell and Nathan Filer bring their favourite reads to Harriett Gilbert. Katherine has chosen the poetry of John Donne, Nathan loves The Shapeless Unease by Samantha Harvey, and Harriett is keen to hear everyone's views on Sylvia Plath's only novel, the Bell Jar. Producer Sally Heaven

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0:00.0	Things just swirling around my head.
0:03.6	Am I really the product of this?
0:06.1	Astonishing secrets uncovered by at-home DNA tests.
0:11.0	Little did I know what more was to come.
0:13.4	I'm Jenny Clemen and in the new series of The Gift,
0:17.5	we'll hear more stories emerging out of the ever-expanding global DNA database.
0:22.8	They did know that I was different.
0:25.7	You had kids together.
0:27.0	Yeah.
0:27.4	Then you met.
0:28.3	Then we met.
0:29.2	The Gift.
0:30.1	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:33.4	Hello, today, probably the sexiest poet of the 17th century, a 20th century poet's only novel,
0:39.9	and a personal journey through insomnia. With me to introduce their good read are two writers.
0:45.9	First, Catherine Rundle, whose prize-winning books for children include Rooftoppers, The Explorer,
0:51.3	and most recently The Good Thieves. She's also written a book for adults,
0:55.6	Why You Should Read Children's Books,
0:57.4	even though you are so old and wise,
0:59.9	and in April she's got a book coming out on John Dunn called Super Infinite.
1:05.2	With her is Nathan Filer,
1:07.8	author of the multi-award-winning novel, The Shock of the Fall.
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