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...
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- 36. The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Tragedy
- 35. Goldfinger: The Ultimate James Bond Novel
- 34. American Psycho: Murder, Trump, and New York City
- 33. Jane Eyre: Bronte's Best Novel?
- 32. A Month in the Country: Is This the Greatest Novella Ever Written?
- 31. Lord Of The Flies: Survival Of The Fittest
- 30. Lolita: Nabokov’s Twisted Masterpiece?
- 29. Rebecca: Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic Epic
- 28. Hemingway’s Spanish Civil War: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- 27. Brave New World: The Dystopia That Came True?
- 26. Mafia and Mystery: Is ‘My Brilliant Friend’ the Greatest Novel of the Century?
- 25. The Thirty-Nine Steps: The First James Bond
- 24. Jane Austen, Nazis and Murder: The Ultimate Summer Reading List
- 23. The Odyssey Retold: Circe, Monsters and Myth
- 22. The Leopard: The Greatest Historical Novel Ever Written?
- 21. The Wind In The Willows: How A Bedtime Story Became a Classic
- 20. Game of Thrones: The Horrifying True Story Behind A Song of Ice and Fire
- 19. Little Women: The Secret Sadness of a Classic
- 18. The Code Of The Woosters: The Funniest Book Ever Written?
- 17. Oscar Wilde's Downfall: The Picture of Dorian Gray
- 16. The Hunger Games: Rebellion and Violence In Dystopian America
- 15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change
- 14. Beloved: Memory, Morrison, and Modern American Fiction
- 13. The Woman In White: Victorians, Sensation, and Scandal
- 12. A Court of Thorns and Roses: ''Fairy Smut'' or Fantasy Sensation?
- 11. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Mystery, Folklore, and Sherlock Holmes
- 10. East Of Eden: Steinbeck, Sin, and Redemption
- 9. Normal People: Class, Ireland, and Heartbreak
- 8. Northern Lights: Dogma, Destiny, and Dæmons
- 7. Frankenstein: Horror, Humanity, and Hubris
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