Isy Suttie & Vick Hope
Harriett Gilbert, Isy Suttie and Vick Hope choose books by Zadie Smith, Patrick Süskind and Patrick Ness. From 2021.
Comedian and writer Isy Suttie and BBC Radio 1's Vick Hope join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Zadie Smith, Patrick Süskind and Patrick Ness.
Swingtime by Zadie Smith
Publisher Penguin
The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind (translated by John E. Woods)
Publisher Penguin
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Publisher Walker Books
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2021.
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Tue 8 Jun 202116:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 11 Jun 202123:00BBC Radio 4
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