BBC Radio 4 ‘A Good Read’

November 4, 2009 · Posted in General 

A couple of weeks ago during the Birmingham Literary Festival I went up to record ‘A Good Read’.  This is my favourite BBC Radio 4 book programme.   Every week two people plus the presenter chose a book each to read and discuss.  I was on with Catherine O’Flynn who chose Gordon Burn’s ‘Alma Cogan’; I chose Don DeLillo’s ‘White Noise’; and the host, Sue McGregor, chose ‘Chicago’ by Alaa Al Aswany.  It was a great thrill to meet Sue McGregor, and after the recording was finished (in front of a live audience, quite nerve-wracking), I took the train back to London with Sue, who turned out to be completely charming and funny.  We had a great conversation about female news presenters and hard news reporters, and the lack thereof.  Fascinating.

You can hear the programme here for the next week; after that I think it will be in the archive…

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2 Responses to “BBC Radio 4 ‘A Good Read’”

  1. Cornelia on November 17th, 2009 8:31 pm

    Kate, CONGRATULATIONS! A MILLION CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

    I AM THRILLED FOR THIS RECOGNITION OF YOUR WORK.

    YOU ARE MY HERO! I TOOK A COURSE FROM YOU IN THE DARK AGES (MY DARK AGES) AND HERE YOU ARE IN THE SHINING LIGHT!

    I CANT WAIT TO READ THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING.

    BEST, CORNELIA HOOGLAND
    LONDON ONTARIO CANADA

  2. Dr Deborah Barry on November 17th, 2009 11:16 pm

    Congratulations to GOVERNOR GENERAL AWARD WINNER, Kate Pullinger!

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