The Book Club
The Book Club, hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett, brings the historical context behind famous books to life. Each week, the hosts explore a classic or contemporary title, unpacking the world in which it was written and the story behind its author. This is not your typical literature podcast: The Book Club educates AND entertains, leaving you knowing some of the greatest stories ever told.
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Episodes (45)
31. Lord Of The Flies: Survival Of The Fittest
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30. Lolita: Nabokov’s Twisted Masterpiece?
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29. Rebecca: Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic Epic
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28. Hemingway’s Spanish Civil War: For Whom The Bell Tolls
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27. Brave New World: The Dystopia That Came True?
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26. Mafia and Mystery: Is ‘My Brilliant Friend’ the Greatest Novel of the Centur...
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25. The Thirty-Nine Steps: The First James Bond
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24. Jane Austen, Nazis and Murder: The Ultimate Summer Reading List
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23. The Odyssey Retold: Circe, Monsters and Myth
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22. The Leopard: The Greatest Historical Novel Ever Written?
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21. The Wind In The Willows: How A Bedtime Story Became An Icon
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20. Game of Thrones: The Horrifying True Story Behind A Song of Ice and Fire
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19. Little Women: The Secret Sadness of a Classic
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18. The Code Of The Woosters: The Funniest Book Ever Written?
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17. Oscar Wilde's Downfall: The Picture of Dorian Gray
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16. The Hunger Games: Rebellion and Violence In Dystopian America
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15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change
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14. Beloved: Memory, Morrison, and Modern American Fiction
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13. The Woman In White: Victorians, Sensation, and Scandal
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12. A Court of Thorns and Roses: ''Fairy Smut'' or Fantasy Sensation?
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11. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Mystery, Folklore, and Sherlock Holmes
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10. East Of Eden: Steinbeck, Sin, and Redemption
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9. Normal People: Class, Ireland, and Heartbreak
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8. Northern Lights: Dogma, Destiny, and Dæmons
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7. Frankenstein: Horror, Humanity, and Hubris
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6. The Secret History: Dark Academia, Greek Myth, and Murder
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5. Nineteen Eighty-Four: Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear
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4. Hamnet: Love, Grief, and Motherhood
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3. The Great Gatsby: Old Money, Murder, and the American Dream
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2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Cloning, Free Will, and Soulmates
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1. Wuthering Heights: Passion, Violence, and Revenge on the Moors
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