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Mariella Frostrup
Tags: Books Literature
Get your weekly book fix with The Book Show as the cream of the literary world talk to Mariella Frostrup

A shining example of how to bring the printed word to television

Robert McCrum, The Observer

Russell Kane, Andrew Motion and Marina Lewycka
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Mariella talks to Russell Kane, Andrew Motion and Marina Lewycka in episode 17
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Watch Alex James on retired rockstar farms
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The Blur bassist discusses his second memoir in this Book Show video
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Watch Louise Fennell talk ludicrous excesses
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Fennell reveals the thoughts behind her debut novel in this Book Show video
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Watch Ben Macintyre tell stories of spies
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The Times columnist tells captivating tales of the WW2 double agents in this Book Show video
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Watch The Book Show Episode 16
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Blur bassist Alex James, Ben Macintyre and Louise Fennell join Mariella
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Louise Fennell, Alex James and Ben Macintyre
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Episode 16: Farming, celebrity excesses and the 1944 operation the deceived Hitler on The Book Show
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Watch The Book Show Episode 15
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SJ Watson, Sue Townsend and John Lanchester join Mariella
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John Lanchester, Sue Townsend and Steve “S. J.” Watson
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Episode 15: Comedy commentary and a new breakthrough with Mariella
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Pauline Black, Alain de Botton and Tony Parsons
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Episode 14: From the Bath Literature Festival 2012 Mariella Frostrup welcomes three authors with compelling new books
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Watch The Book Show Episode 14
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Tony Parsons, Alain De Botton and Pauline Black join Mariella from the Bath Literature Festival
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Watch The Book Show Episode 13
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William Boyd, Dame Daphne Sheldrick and John O'Farrell join Mariella from the Bath Literature Festival
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William Boyd, Dame Daphne Sheldrick and John O'Farrell
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Episode 13: Mariella welcomes three diverse authors from the 2012 Bath Literature Festival
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The Independent Bath Literature Festival 2012 Mariella and the team head to the top tome fest for another year
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Watch The Book Show Episode 12
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Watch the War Horse Special, featuring Michael Morpurgo, Richard Curtis, Benedict Cumberbatch and Steven Spielberg
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Michael Morpurgo, Steven Spielberg and Richard Curtis Episode 12: Mariella welcomes top names for The Book Show War Horse Special, from novel to stage to screen
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Watch The Book Show Episode 11
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Simon Callow, Claire Tomalin, and David Nicholls join Mariella for a Charles Dickens Special
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Claire Tomalin, Simon Callow and David Nicholls Episode 11: This Charles Dickens Book Show Special celebrates a King of the celebrity author world
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Watch Simon Callow on actor Charles Dickens Callow divulges Dickens' secret love affair with the theatre in this Book Show video
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Watch Claire Tomalin on Dickens' turbulent private life The biographer and journalist reveals the romantic life of Charles Dickens in this Book Show video
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Watch David Nicholls on adapting Dickens The author muses on why Charles Dickens' work lends itself to stage and screen in this Book Show video
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Watch The Book Show Episode 10
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Jeanette Winterson, Dame Jacqueline Wilson and The Countess of Carnarvon join Mariella. Elizabeth McGovern performs
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Jeanette Winterson, Jacqueline Wilson and The Countess of Carnarvon
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Episode 10: Ladies in literature join Mariella and Elizabeth McGovern performs
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Lynda La Place, Anthony Horowitz and P.D James
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Episode 9: Brooding detectives, women in peril, and big body counts for a Crime Special of The Book Show
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Watch The Book Show Episode 9
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Brooding detectives, women in peril, and big body counts with Lynda La Place, Anthony Horowitz and P.D James
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Richard Dawkins, Marina Warner and Stephanie Beacham
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Episode 8: Science, Arabian nights and Hollywood nudity on a feisty Book Show
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Watch The Book Show Episode 8
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Actress Stephanie Beacham, mythology writer Marina Warner and Richard Dawkins join Mariella for a feisty show
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Watch The Book Show Episode 7
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Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, best-selling historian Alison Weir, and British-Jamaican poet Benjamin Zephaniah join Mariella
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Ken Livingstone, Alison Weir and Benjamin Zephaniah
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Episode 7: Political rogues and Royal rascals on The Book Show
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Watch The Book Show Episode 6
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Presenter and author Ulrika Jonsson, bestselling crime writer Martina Cole, and children's novelist and poet Michael Rosen join Mariella
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Martina Cole, Ulrika Jonsson and Michael Rosen
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Episode 6: The presenter, bestselling crime writer, and children's novelist join Mariella
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Watch The Book Show Episode 5
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Thriller novelist Robert Harris, crime writer Peter James, and former ballerina Gillian Lynne talk to Mariella
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Robert Harris, Peter James and Gillian Lynne
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Episode 5: The thriller novelist, crime writer, and former ballerina talk to Mariella
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Watch The Book Show Episode 4
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Dame Harriet Walter, Lee Child, and Larry Lamb talk about their latest books and influences
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Lee Child, Larry Lamb and Dame Harriet Walter
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Episode 4: The trio talk to Mariella about their lives and their latest tomes
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Watch The Book Show Episode 3
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Mariella Frostrup talks tomes with Alistair Darling, Craig Brown and Frank Cottrell Boyce at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2011
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Alistair Darling, Craig Brown and Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Episode 3: Mariella Frostrup talks tomes and tell tales at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2011
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Watch The Book Show Episode 2
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Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, Akala and Dame Joan Bakewell join Mariella in our Cheltenham Literature Festival studio
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Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, Akala and Dame Joan Bakewell
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Episode 2: It's sex, sixties and Shakespeare from The Book Show at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2011
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Watch The Book Show Episode 1
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Frank Skinner, Grace Dent and Anne Rice join Mariella Frostrup for comedy, the Twitter phenomenon and the undead
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Frank Skinner, Grace Dent and Anne Rice on The Book Show
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Episode 1: Mariella Frostrup divulges in a discussion about comedy, the Twitter phenomenon and the undead
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George R.R. Martin Game Of Thrones Special Fantasy author and long-time admirer Joe Abercrombie speaks exclusively to George R.R. Martin for a Book Show Special
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