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Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
The prolific author reads from his latest novel on Simon Mayo's Radio 2 Book Club.
  1. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  2. Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
    07:45
    Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
  3. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
    09:19
    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  4. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  5. Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    48:01
    Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  6. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  7. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
    03:03
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  8. Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
    02:30
    Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
  9. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
    03:27
    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  10. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  11. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
    03:37
    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  12. Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
    02:23
    Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
  13. Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
    00:56
    Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
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