Ranked #1
ROOM 4 - October 2010: Jane Austen Book Club, Fiona Linday, Sue Moorcroft
ROOM 4 - October 2010: Jane Austen Book Club, Fiona Linday, Sue Moorcroft
October's programme includes poetry from Katherine Sankey, Fiona Linday talks about and reads from her book Get Over It ... Read more
19 Oct 2010
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48mins
Ranked #2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: SPOILER Episode 22
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: SPOILER Episode 22
“Just when you think life can’t possibly get any worse it suddenly does” This week we’re reading Douglas Adams’ cult sci... Read more
29 Dec 2016
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50mins
Ranked #3
Stoner by John Williams: SPOILER podcast preview
Stoner by John Williams: SPOILER podcast preview
"She turned to him and pulled her lips into what he knew must be a smile" This week, in another chance to catch up with ... Read more
13 Apr 2016
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35mins
Ranked #4
ROOM 9 – April 2011: Brendan Cleary, Louis Malloy, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
ROOM 9 – April 2011: Brendan Cleary, Louis Malloy, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
On this month's edition of The Reading Room we talk to Irish poet Brendan Cleary who also performs two of his poems (inc... Read more
5 Apr 2011
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58mins
Ranked #5
ROOM 7 - February 2011: World Book Night, 101 Books to Read Before You Die, Sarah Ann Juckes
ROOM 7 - February 2011: World Book Night, 101 Books to Read Before You Die, Sarah Ann Juckes
On February's programme we launch our brand new feature 101 Books to Read Before You Die - Paul, Jonny and Joanne from t... Read more
8 Feb 2011
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51mins
Ranked #6
ROOM 5 - November 2010: Black Swan Green, The Wire, Paul Heaton, Sue Moorcroft
ROOM 5 - November 2010: Black Swan Green, The Wire, Paul Heaton, Sue Moorcroft
In November's programme, the Reading Room Book Group review Black Swan Green by David Mitchell and we take a look at the... Read more
9 Nov 2010
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51mins
Ranked #7
ROOM 6 - December 2010: Simon Scarrow, G L Twynham, Maeve Binchy, Louis Malloy
ROOM 6 - December 2010: Simon Scarrow, G L Twynham, Maeve Binchy, Louis Malloy
On December’s programme best selling author Simon Scarrow talks about his popular Eagle series of books, local author G ... Read more
8 Dec 2010
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58mins
Ranked #8
Ready Player One by Ernest Kline: SPOILER Podcast Preview
Ready Player One by Ernest Kline: SPOILER Podcast Preview
“Going outside is highly overrated” This week in our new show SPOILER, we're reading Ernest Kline's "nerdgasm" of a ... Read more
20 Apr 2016
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53mins
Ranked #9
Room by Emma Donoghue - SPOILER Podcast Episode 17
Room by Emma Donoghue - SPOILER Podcast Episode 17
"When I was small, I only knew small things" This week we're watching and reading "Room" by Emma Donoghue as we take a l... Read more
29 Jul 2016
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57mins
Ranked #10
SPOILER Podcast: Us by David Nicholls
SPOILER Podcast: Us by David Nicholls
“While there was breath in my body, she would never lack sufficient AA batteries.” Another opportunity to try out our ... Read more
13 Dec 2015
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48mins
Ranked #11
SPO!LER Preview
SPO!LER Preview
Hello again! It's been a few years now since The Reading Room ended, but now we're back with a brand new show called SP... Read more
23 Sep 2015
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41mins
Ranked #12
ROOM 31 - The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore, Georgia Twynham, Jim Bob, Andrew Goulding
ROOM 31 - The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore, Georgia Twynham, Jim Bob, Andrew Goulding
This month, The Reading Room Book Group reconvenes to review young adult sci-fi novel The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore.... Read more
8 Oct 2012
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28mins
Ranked #13
ROOM 28: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, Escape From Tibet, Brendan Cleary
ROOM 28: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, Escape From Tibet, Brendan Cleary
On this month's programme, the final Reading Room Book Group (for now at least) reviews The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harol... Read more
3 Jul 2012
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38mins
Ranked #14
The Reading Room LIVE with Robert Llewellyn
The Reading Room LIVE with Robert Llewellyn
Well, it's all over now - after months of planning, The Reading Room LIVE featuring Robert Llewellyn took place on Satur... Read more
13 May 2012
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1min
Ranked #15
ROOM 24: Elly Griffiths, John Baird, Phoenix Writers Circle, Adrienne Silcock, Jamie McKay
ROOM 24: Elly Griffiths, John Baird, Phoenix Writers Circle, Adrienne Silcock, Jamie McKay
On this programme we talk to crime author Elly Griffiths about her popular Ruth Galloway series, we have a short story f... Read more
17 Apr 2012
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29mins
Ranked #16
ROOM 22: John Osborne, Niki Valentine, Abigail Tarttelin, Elly Griffiths
ROOM 22: John Osborne, Niki Valentine, Abigail Tarttelin, Elly Griffiths
On this programme we talk to Radio Head author John Osborne about poetry and his new one man show John Peel's Shed, Niki... Read more
20 Mar 2012
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25mins
Ranked #17
ROOM 20: Luke Wright, Abigail Tarttelin, Andrew Goulding, Jamie MacKay
ROOM 20: Luke Wright, Abigail Tarttelin, Andrew Goulding, Jamie MacKay
In this programme, performance poet Luke Wright talks about his work and the trials of curating the poetry arena at the ... Read more
21 Feb 2012
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30mins
Ranked #18
ROOM 19: Stewart Lee, Matthew Reilly, Andrew Goulding, Tracy Borman
ROOM 19: Stewart Lee, Matthew Reilly, Andrew Goulding, Tracy Borman
This month, The Reading Room Book Group take a look at stand-up comedian Stewart Lee's new mini-book, The 'If You Prefer... Read more
7 Feb 2012
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29mins
Ranked #19
Video Podcast: If You Prefer A Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One EP by Stewart Lee
Video Podcast: If You Prefer A Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One EP by Stewart Lee
In this short video podcast, Paul takes to the stage of the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre to try out his stand-up skill... Read more
31 Jan 2012
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3mins
Ranked #20
ROOM 18: Niki Valentine, 2012 Books Preview, Richard Barter, John Welsh, Elaine Kazimierczuk
ROOM 18: Niki Valentine, 2012 Books Preview, Richard Barter, John Welsh, Elaine Kazimierczuk
On ROOM 18 we talk to author Niki Valentine about her psychological horror The Haunted, we look back to some of our fav... Read more
21 Dec 2011
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29mins