Gillian Burke and Dee Caffari
Gillian Burke, Dee Caffari and Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books, including how lessons in leadership aboard a submarine could help parents manage their teenage kids.
Gillian Burke and Dee Caffari discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Gillian picks 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer which explores the author's relationship with the natural world. Dee's choice is 'Turn the Ship Around' by L. David Marquet, which is a submarine Captain's account of how he changed the leadership style aboard the USS Santa Fe. Harriett's pick is 'O Caledonia' by Elspeth Barker, a darkly comic story of a perpetually misunderstood sixteen year old in Scotland.
Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Toby Field
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- Tue 15 Feb 202216:30BBC Radio 4
- Fri 18 Feb 202223:00BBC Radio 4
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