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With Great PleasureEpisodes

  1. Bill Bailey: With Great Pleasure at Christmas

    Bill Bailey and his band perform his favourite songs and readings at the BBC Radio Theatre

  2. With Jo Brand

    Comedian Jo Brand chooses favourite pieces of writing, with Alan Davies and Isy Suttie.

  3. 25/12/2023

    Ruth Jones chooses readings for our festive delight. With music from Kate Rusby.

  4. With Great Pleasure at Christmas

    Michael Rosen's favourite poems and stories. Readers Henry Goodman and Yasemin Özdemir.

  5. Barry Humphries

    Barry Humphries exchanges poetry and prose with Miriam Margolyes and Rob Brydon.

  6. With Great Pleasure at Christmas

    A festive celebration of The Archers, with readings, music and anecdotes from the cast.

  7. Clare Balding

    Clare Balding shares her life through reading with Hugh Bonneville and Alice Arnold.

  8. Catherine Bott

    From Joyce Grenfell to J M Coetzee, singer Catherine Bott shares her favourite writers.

  9. Martha Kearney

    Martha Kearney selects favourite writings including Dorothy Parker and WB Yeats.

  10. Brian Patten

    Liverpool poet Brian Patten shares writing that has been an emotional marker in his life.

  11. With Great Pleasure at Christmas: Neil Gaiman

    Writer Neil Gaiman shares the writing and songs he loves, with readings by Peter Capaldi.

  13. Ruth Rogers

    Ruth Rogers of The River Cafe shares some of her favourite pieces of writing.

  14. Frank Cottrell-Boyce

    Novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce shares his favourite pieces of writing.

  15. Don Paterson

    Poet Don Paterson shares his favourite prose and poetry including Chesterton and Dickinson

  16. Sabrina Mahfouz

    Sabrina Mahfouz, British Egyptian playwright, shares the readings that mean most to her.

  17. Kirsty Wark

    Kirsty Wark shares some of her favourite prose and poetry.

  18. Dame Katherine Grainger

    The UK's most decorated female Olympian, rower Katherine Grainger, shares her readings.

  19. Henry Normal

    Writer Henry Normal shares some of his favourite prose and poetry.

  20. Jonathan Sacks

    Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks shares some of his favourite prose and poetry.

  21. With Great Pleasure at Christmas

    Will Young presents his favourite bits of writing, music and art from Cabaret to King Lear

  22. Tim Smit

    Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project, chooses his favourite pieces of writing.

  23. Liz Carr

    Comedian and actor Liz Carr chooses the words and poetry that inspire her.

  24. Terry Christian

    Terry Christian's favourite pieces of writing, read by Andrew Maxwell and Sally Lindsay.

  25. Charlotte Church

    Charlotte Church talks about the books and song lyrics that mean the most to her.

  26. John Harris

    Music journalist and writer John Harris selects music and writing that has shaped his life

  27. Sara Pascoe

    Comedian Sara Pascoe presents her favourite funniest readings at the BBC Radio Theatre.

  28. Sir Trevor McDonald

    Sir Trevor McDonald chooses his favourite prose and poetry.

  29. With Great Pleasure at Christmas: Armstrong and Miller

    Armstrong and Miller reunite to present their favourite bits of writing, music and song.

  30. Ricky Ross

    Singer-songwriter Ricky Ross presents readings of his favourite pieces of poetry and prose

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