Ruth Jones & Dominic Cooke
4 Extra Debut. Ruth Jones, Dominic Cooke and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Kate Atkinson, Siri Hustvedt and John Lahr. From 2020.
Writer, actor and Gavin and Stacey creator Ruth Jones, and theatre and film director Dominic Cooke share their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert.
Ruth and Dominic are old friends, but did they enjoy one another's books? And what happened to Ruth's pottery robot in her third set art class?
Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Publisher: Black Swan
What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
Publisher: Sceptre
Prick Up Your Ears, John Lahr's biography of Joe Orton.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Producer: Sally Heaven
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.
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