Main content

Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh

4 Extra Debut. Fay Weldon, Louise Welsh and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Lionel Shriver, HG Wells and Jean Rhys. From 2011.

Fay Weldon, Louise Welsh and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Lionel Shriver, HG Wells and Jean Rhys.

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Publisher: Penguin

Fay Weldon's choice: The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Publisher: Penguin

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Publisher: Serpent's Tail

Producer: Beth O'Dea

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.

Available now

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Jan 202103:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

More episodes

Previous

Hardeep Singh Kohli, Simon Evans

Next

Juliet Barker and John O'Farrell

See all episodes from A Good Read

Broadcasts

  • Tue 5 Jul 201116:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 8 Jul 201123:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 11 Jan 202118:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 12 Jan 202100:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 16 Jan 202115:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 17 Jan 202103:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

Listen now to books on BBC Sounds

Listen now to books on BBC Sounds

Escape with books & stories

Opening Lines

Opening Lines

John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.

Books

Books

Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.

How many of these 100 Novels have you read?

How many of these 100 Novels have you read?

After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.

Podcast

  • A Good Read

    Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.