Bookclub

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to American author Jane Smiley about A Thousand Acres, her novel based on the King Lear story.

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to author A S Byatt about her novel Possession.

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Andrew Davies about William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel, Vanity Fair, which he has adapted for BBC television.

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to the Irish-American author, Frank McCourt about his bestselling memoir Angela's Ashes.

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to writer Jung Chang about her award-winning family history Wild Swans.

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to author Louis de Bernières about his international best-seller Captain Corelli's Mandolin, set in Greece during the Second World War.

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to author Robert Harris about his international bestseller Fatherland.

James Naughtie talks to author Toni Morrison about her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved.

In the first edition of this new programme, James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to author, Sebastian Faulks, about his best-selling novel, Birdsong.