On Reading

On Reading

12 episodes

On Reading is made up of three rather nosy friends who are curious about how, what and, most importantly, why readers read. The simplest way to find the answers to our questions was to ask – so we started knocking on people’s doors, and got them to tell us about their library. Although reading is an act that most of us can perform, and many of us derive immense pleasure from doing so, our reasons for reading are as varied as our personalities. It gives us great pleasure to share with you our encounters with the readers who so generously gave us their time.

Podcasts

Roxanna Panufnik

Published: June 4, 2021, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds

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Lisa Williamson

Published: May 7, 2021, 8:29 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 27 seconds

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Claudia Winkleman

Published: April 1, 2021, 12:23 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 5 seconds

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Dana Mills

Published: March 5, 2021, 11:53 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 55 seconds

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Linda Sargent

Published: March 5, 2021, 11:40 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 42 seconds

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Rosie Goldsmith

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 11:06 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds

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Miriam Halahmy

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 10:25 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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Simon Mason

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 14 seconds

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Jenny Downham

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 12:46 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds

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Priya Basil

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 12:42 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

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Dan Freedman

Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 47 seconds

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Margaret Wallace-Jones

Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 44 seconds

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Candy Gourlay

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 2:03 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 57 seconds

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Tor Freeman

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 2:02 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 15 seconds

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Dana Sediq

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 2:01 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 41 seconds

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