Poetry, prose, fiction and non-fiction –the joy of reading is brought to life through informed discussion and debate from BBC NI.
A bookish midwife and Michael Portillo
Midwife Rachel Byrne talks to Lynette, and Michael Portillo features on Evening Extra.
11/12/2020 • 14 minutes, 12 seconds
Tracing horror from page to screen; author Joan Lingard talks about Kevin and Sadie
Steven Rainey explores the link between classic horror movies and classic horror literature; Marie-Louise Muir has an interview from the archives with author Joan Lingard.
10/27/2020 • 16 minutes, 39 seconds
Super sleuth fans and feminist stories
Author Jan Carson and naturalist and writer Dara McAnulty pay tribute to Agatha Christie; publisher Lennie Goodings talks about the importance of women publishing for women.
10/27/2020 • 22 minutes, 14 seconds
A reinforced coffee table, young readers and a book about understanding autism
Fr Martin Magill reveals whether he fulfilled his Book Week challenge; young book worms speak to Vinny; student Aimee Clint talks to Tara and Declan about her books on autism
10/27/2020 • 19 minutes, 41 seconds
A bookish pharmacist dispenses some good reads; Eoin Colfer and two Fowl twins, Britain's role in the abolition of slavery
A bookish pharmacist dispenses some good reads; Eoin Colfer talks about the Fowl twins, and Dr Michael Taylor discusses his new book on Britain's role in the abolition of slavery.
10/23/2020 • 30 minutes, 51 seconds
"I'm a big kid at heart and that hasn't really changed since I was sitting on my mother's knee"
Children's Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma talks about her favourite book as a child; author Emma Hetherington talks to Connor Phillips; Lynette Fay chats to Essential Reader Paul.
10/23/2020 • 21 minutes, 36 seconds
Little voices, cathartic crime stories and the biography of rock band Therapy?
We hear from some young readers; Essential Reader Cathy Shannon; crime writers Brian McGilloway and Claire Allan; the biography of rock band Therapy?
10/23/2020 • 30 minutes, 53 seconds
The joy of children's books
Children's authors Máire Zepf, Katherine Rundell and Liz Weir talk about the special joy of reading in childhood. We hear from frontline health worker, and bookworm, Leoni Gracey.
10/21/2020 • 22 minutes, 42 seconds
Turning the first page
Writers Marian Keyes and Ann Cleeves talk to BBC Radio Ulster at the start of Book Week 2020. As well as Jennifer Foreman - a frontline health worker with a passion for books.
10/21/2020 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Welcome to Book Week NI
BBC Northern Ireland’s well-known radio voices introduce the Book Week NI podcast, where you can hear interviews, debates and discussion about poetry prose and plays.