AS Byatt
Booker Prize-winning novelist AS Byatt presents a selection of her favourite pieces of poetry and prose, with the help of actor Peter Eyre. From Beatrix Potter to Terry Pratchett.
Booker Prize-winning novelist AS Byatt presents a selection of her favourite pieces of poetry and prose, at her home in London, with the help of her chosen actor Peter Eyre. Her choices include Beatrix Potter, Coleridge, Shakespeare, John Donne, Emily Dickinson, Alice Oswald and Terry Pratchett.
She talks about her life among books and how reading has been a passion from early childhood.
Producer Beth O'Dea.
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Pieces chosen in the programme:
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding by Beatrix Potter (extract)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (extract)
Tempest Act V Scene 1 by William Shakespeare (extract)
Loves Growth by John Donne
A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
Memorial by Alice Oswald (extract from CDÂ of sound recording read by the poet, published by Faber)
Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett (extract)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | AS Byatt |
| Reader | Peter Eyre |
| Producer | Beth O'Dea |
Broadcasts
- Mon 17 Feb 201416:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 17 Apr 201423:30BBC Radio 4
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