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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31. Lord Of The Flies: Survival Of The Fittest7 Sept 2026 · 1h 17m30. Lolita: Nabokov’s Twisted Masterpiece?31 Aug 2026 · 1h 31m29. Rebecca: Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic Epic24 Aug 2026 · 1h 9m28. Hemingway’s Spanish Civil War: For Whom The Bell Tolls17 Aug 2026 · 1h 19m27. Brave New World: The Dystopia That Came True?10 Aug 2026 · 1h 22m26. Mafia and Mystery: Is ‘My Brilliant Friend’ the Greatest Novel of the Century?3 Aug 2026 · 1h 12m25. The Thirty-Nine Steps: The First James Bond27 Jul 2026 · 1h 12m24. Jane Austen, Nazis and Murder: The Ultimate Summer Reading List23 Jul 2026 · 39m23. The Odyssey Retold: Circe, Monsters and Myth20 Jul 2026 · 1h 10m22. The Leopard: The Greatest Historical Novel Ever Written?13 Jul 2026 · 1h 21m21. The Wind In The Willows: How A Bedtime Story Became An Icon6 Jul 2026 · 1h 32m20. Game of Thrones: The Horrifying True Story Behind A Song of Ice and Fire29 Jun 2026 · 1h 27m19. Little Women: The Secret Sadness of a Classic22 Jun 2026 · 1h 16m18. The Code Of The Woosters: The Funniest Book Ever Written?15 Jun 2026 · 1h 5m17. Oscar Wilde's Downfall: The Picture of Dorian Gray8 Jun 2026 · 1h 22m16. The Hunger Games: Rebellion and Violence In Dystopian America1 Jun 2026 · 1h 15m15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change25 May 2026 · 1h 23m14. Beloved: Memory, Morrison, and Modern American Fiction18 May 2026 · 1h 19m13. The Woman In White: Victorians, Sensation, and Scandal11 May 2026 · 1h 12m12. A Court of Thorns and Roses: ''Fairy Smut'' or Fantasy Sensation?4 May 2026 · 1h 15m11. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Mystery, Folklore, and Sherlock Holmes27 Apr 2026 · 1h 16m10. East Of Eden: Steinbeck, Sin, and Redemption20 Apr 2026 · 1h 8m9. Normal People: Class, Ireland, and Heartbreak13 Apr 2026 · 1h 9m8. Northern Lights: Dogma, Destiny, and Dæmons6 Apr 2026 · 1h 17m7. Frankenstein: Horror, Humanity, and Hubris30 Mar 2026 · 1h 16m6. The Secret History: Dark Academia, Greek Myth, and Murder24 Mar 2026 · 1h 23m5. Nineteen Eighty-Four: Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear17 Mar 2026 · 1h 28m4. Hamnet: Love, Grief, and Motherhood10 Mar 2026 · 1h 7m3. The Great Gatsby: Old Money, Murder, and the American Dream3 Mar 2026 · 1h 8m2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Cloning, Free Will, and Soulmates24 Feb 2026 · 1h 3m1. Wuthering Heights: Passion, Violence, and Revenge on the Moors17 Feb 2026 · 1h 1mThe Book Club - Trailer10 Feb 2026 · 1m
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