Available for booking

BBC Radio 4’s Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, is one the BBC’s longest-running and most-cherished programmes, having aired at 4pm on the first Sunday of every month for the past 27 years. 

On Thursday July 16, the programme will be coming to BBC Broadcasting House in London to speak to the writer Janice Hallett about her best-selling debut The Appeal from 2021. 

The event is free. If you'd like to come along and be part of the audience please email bookclub@bbc.co.uk with your name and any questions you’d like to ask Janice on the night.

Bookclub

How to be in the audience

Step 1: Apply for tickets

Tickets for this show are being allocated on a first-come first-served basis, so when we receive your ticket request your details are added to the list of applicants. Tickets are usually dispatched from approximately three weeks ahead of the recording date.

Step 2: Receive a message

All eligible requests are allocated tickets in the order they are received, up to the maximum number of available tickets. If successful, we notify you by text message and send your e-ticket(s) to your email address. If unsuccessful you will be kept on the waiting list in case anyone cancels their tickets.

Step 3: Bring your tickets and ID

We do our best to get the numbers right, but unfortunately we occasionally have to disappoint people. Remember that every guest must bring original approved photo ID.