Main content

Ann Widdecombe and Helen Wilkinson

4 Extra Debut. Tom Sutcliffe, Ann Widdecombe and Helen Wilkinson compare books by Richard Dawkins, Brian Moore and Antonia Fraser. From July 1997.

Tom Sutcliffe, Ann Widdecombe and Helen Wilkinson compare books by Richard Dawkins, Brian Moore and Antonia Fraser. From 1997.

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press

The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Lies of Silence by Brian Moore
Publisher: Vintage.

Available now

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Jun 201401:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

More episodes

Previous

Diane Abbott and Bill Nighy

Next

Sarah Maguire and Gillian Reynolds

See all episodes from A Good Read

Broadcasts

  • Wed 23 Jul 199710:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 27 Jul 199721:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 23 Jun 201418:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 24 Jun 201401:30
    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.