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A Good Read: Julia Bradbury and Ramita Navai

Books and Authors

BBC

Society & Culture, Books

4.2824 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, chosen by Julia Bradbury A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, chosen by Ramita Navai An Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, chosen by presenter Harriett Gilbert

TV presenter, author and walking enthusiast Julia Bradbury recommends a fiction book by Matt Haig, How to Stop Time, which brings to life the idea of living forever.

Award-winning British-Iranian investigative journalist, documentary maker and author Ramita Navai shares the epic novel A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, his Dickensian masterpiece of modern India.

And Harriett's choice is An Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, capturing four ladies' unforgettable holiday on the Italian Riviera.

Produced by Beth O'Dea for BBC Audio Bristol Follow us on instagram: agoodreadbbc

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, so I'd like to tell you where you'll find more just like it.

0:05.5

I'm Izzy Lee Poulton, an assistant commissioner for BBC Sounds, which means I'm involved in the whole podcast making process.

0:12.0

Whether that's developing fresh formats or facilitating eye-catching artwork, I helped project manage all the details that make our podcast stand out.

0:19.0

At the BBC, we've got access to storytellers and experts across a huge range of subjects.

0:24.6

It could be psychologists, comedians, celebrities or journalists.

0:28.6

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0:31.6

So no matter what you like, check out BBC Sounds.

0:33.6

There's probably another podcast on there that you're absolutely love.

0:42.3

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:44.7

Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert.

0:47.8

Thank you for downloading a good read, the podcasts,

0:52.1

where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

0:56.6

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here.

0:59.4

What to read next?

1:01.7

Well, of course, it depends on what you like.

1:03.9

So today we've got three very different,

1:05.8

and I mean very different suggestions,

1:08.0

including a novel by Matt Haig and a Rohington mystery epic.

1:11.0

And with me to recommend books they love are first the TV presenter Julia Bradbury,

1:15.7

best known for programmes such as Britain's Best Walks and Country File.

1:20.4

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, she's also made an award-winning documentary about that experience.

1:26.4

While her many books include most recently

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