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Radio 2,13 Oct 2026,22 mins

The best books we've ever read

The Radio 2 Book Club

Available for over a year

As part of Radio 2's Book Week celebrations, Sara Cox asked a whole host of comedians, actors, authors - and Radio 2 Presenters - to share their favourite books and tell us why they love them so much. Here's our list of featured guests and their book choices! (This is your reading list sorted for the next couple of year) Stephen Graham - 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' by Richard Bach Dame Jaqueline Wilson - 'I Capture The Castle' by Dodie Smith Mel Giedroyc - 'One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish' by Dr. Seuss Clive Myrie - 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens Susie Dent - 'Le Grand Meaulnes' by Henri Alain-Fournier Lee Child - 'Ice Station Zebra' by Alistair Maclean Mark Radcliffe - 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning' by Laurie Lee Sir Lenny Henry - 'The Cat In The Hat' by Dr. Seuss Philip Pullman - 'Sir Patrick Spens' by Anonymous Marian Keyes - 'Cold Comfort Farm' by Stella Gibbons Val McDermid - 'The Crow Road' by Iain Banks Matt Lucas - 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens Jamie Oliver - 'Kitchen Confidential' by Anthony Bourdain OJ Borge - 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson

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