Welcome to the Radio Book Club

Join us each week as Becs, Julie and Kate take us on a journey through their favourite books and share their love of literature. Get involved by emailing the studio on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and tell us what books or authors you like and even suggest a theme for one of the shows. Each week we play music to go along with the chosen theme so suggest a song to go with the theme.  Every week there’s a chance to win a book so tune in to the show for details.   Hopefully we’ll hear from you soon. Keep reading!

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Week 1 - Books and Films

• Eragon - Christopher Paolini
• Northern Lights - Philip Pullman
• Stormbreaker – Anthony Horowitz
• Emma – Jane Austen (Clueless)
• Shawshank Redemption – Stephen Kinh

Week 2 - Children’s books and poems

• Poems by Dr Seuss
• Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
• Burglar Bill – Janet & Allan Ahlberg
• Fantastic Mr Fox – Roald Dahl

Week 3 - Scottish

• Peter Pan - JM Barrie
• Harry Potter - JK Rowling
• Sunset Song - Lewis Grassic Gibbon
• The Changeling – Robin Jenkins

Week 4 - Chick Lit

• The Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale
• The Luxe Series - Anna Godsbearan
• The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot

Week 5 – Halloween Special

• Whispers in the Graveyard - Theresa Breslin
• Roald Dahl short stories (The Landlady, William and Mary, Genesis and Catastrophe, Pig, Lamb to the Slaughter, Man from the South,Skin)
• We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
• Pet Sematary – Stephen King

Week 6 - New York

• City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
• Maximum Ride - James Patterson
• Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
• The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

Week 7 – Remembrance Special

• Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo
• Once - Morris Gleitzman
• Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
• The Breadwinner Series by Deborah Ellis
• Small Island – Andrea Levy
• The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Week 8 - Twilight Special

• Twilight Saga - Stephenie Meyer
• The Cry of the Icemark - Stuart Hill
• Dracula – Bram Stoker
• I am Legend - Richard Matheson

Week 9 - Biographies

• Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
• A Lion Called Christian - Anthony Bourke and John Rendall
• An Evil Cradling - Brian Keenan
• It's not about the bike and Every Second counts – Lance Armstrong