Gillian Wheelan
@gillianwheelan.bsky.social
Content Editor for BBC Audio (Scotland & Northern Ireland). Books & Factual Podcasts. Radio 4/World Service/Sounds.
Listen again to this year’s Booker Prize winning author, David Szalay, on Take Four Books on #BBCRadio4 - talking about Flesh and the three other books that inspired its creation! @thebookerprizes.com #BookerPrize2025 #DavidSzalay
Take Four Books - David Szalay - BBC Sounds
David Szalay talks about his new novel and the three other works that helped to shape it.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Listen again to this year’s Booker Prize winning author, David Szalay, on Take Four Books on #BBCRadio4 - talking about Flesh and the three other books that inspired its creation! @thebookerprizes.com #BookerPrize2025 #DavidSzalay
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
The latest #Bookclub on #BBCRadio4 was with the author Hallie Rubenhold, talking about The Five - recorded at Chatsworth House - listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The latest #Bookclub on #BBCRadio4 was with the author Hallie Rubenhold, talking about The Five - recorded at Chatsworth House - listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Colwill Brown is the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award 2025. A brilliant shortlist. And some amazing stories from the Young Writers’ Award!
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Colwill Brown is the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award 2025. A brilliant shortlist. And some amazing stories from the Young Writers’ Award!
The winner of the BBC National Short Story Award is announced tomorrow night. You can hear all the shortlisted stories brought to life on #BBCSounds - some brilliant writing. Have a listen if you’re interested in a good #shortstory #booksky
BBC Sounds - BBC National Short Story Award - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of BBC National Short Story Award on BBC Sounds.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The winner of the BBC National Short Story Award is announced tomorrow night. You can hear all the shortlisted stories brought to life on #BBCSounds - some brilliant writing. Have a listen if you’re interested in a good #shortstory #booksky
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This week on #TakeFourBooks on BBC Radio 4 I was talking to William Boyd about his new spy novel 'The Predicament' and 3 influences Lawrence Durrell, Len Deighton and John Le Carre - also with guest @louisewelsh00.bsky.social - listen now!
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September 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This week on #TakeFourBooks on BBC Radio 4 I was talking to William Boyd about his new spy novel 'The Predicament' and 3 influences Lawrence Durrell, Len Deighton and John Le Carre - also with guest @louisewelsh00.bsky.social - listen now!
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Our interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia goes out next week meanwhile, we have snippets! Mushrooms play a huge part in Mexican Gothic, we had to talk about it in the show. Now I've got vintage Japanese horror films to seek out.
#wbc #worldbookclub #booksky #mexicangothic #horror #silviamorenogarcia
#wbc #worldbookclub #booksky #mexicangothic #horror #silviamorenogarcia
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia goes out next week meanwhile, we have snippets! Mushrooms play a huge part in Mexican Gothic, we had to talk about it in the show. Now I've got vintage Japanese horror films to seek out.
#wbc #worldbookclub #booksky #mexicangothic #horror #silviamorenogarcia
#wbc #worldbookclub #booksky #mexicangothic #horror #silviamorenogarcia
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Hi again listeners! In Oct we’re welcoming Oyinkan Braithwaite into studio to talk about 'My Sister, The Serial Killer' a dark comedic thriller where sisterly love is pushed to the brink. Send us qus by Oct 10th to be on the show worldbookclub@bbc.co.uk #booksky #mysistertheserialkiller #WBC
September 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hi again listeners! In Oct we’re welcoming Oyinkan Braithwaite into studio to talk about 'My Sister, The Serial Killer' a dark comedic thriller where sisterly love is pushed to the brink. Send us qus by Oct 10th to be on the show worldbookclub@bbc.co.uk #booksky #mysistertheserialkiller #WBC
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Live Radio 4 Bookclub recording in Glasgow on Friday with the legendary @nivenj1.bsky.social John Niven for his 2008 debut Kill Your Friends. If you wanna be in the audience, message me and I’ll put you on the list. Should be a cracker!
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Live Radio 4 Bookclub recording in Glasgow on Friday with the legendary @nivenj1.bsky.social John Niven for his 2008 debut Kill Your Friends. If you wanna be in the audience, message me and I’ll put you on the list. Should be a cracker!
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Coming up later today on BBC Radio 4 I'm talking to Graham Norton on #TakeFourBooks about his latest novel Frankie, along with 3 influences - Elizabeth Bowen, Armistead Maupin & Gabrielle Zevin (and bonus influence Charlie Brown!) - at 4pm 👇🎧📚
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September 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Coming up later today on BBC Radio 4 I'm talking to Graham Norton on #TakeFourBooks about his latest novel Frankie, along with 3 influences - Elizabeth Bowen, Armistead Maupin & Gabrielle Zevin (and bonus influence Charlie Brown!) - at 4pm 👇🎧📚
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Loved talking to Ian McEwan (& @damedenisemina.bsky.social!) on BBCRadio4
#TakeFourBooks about climate, memory & the way the past haunts the present in his new @jonathancape.bsky.social novel WHAT WE CAN KNOW with 3 influences incl the epic
Footsteps by Richard Holmes
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#TakeFourBooks about climate, memory & the way the past haunts the present in his new @jonathancape.bsky.social novel WHAT WE CAN KNOW with 3 influences incl the epic
Footsteps by Richard Holmes
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September 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Loved talking to Ian McEwan (& @damedenisemina.bsky.social!) on BBCRadio4
#TakeFourBooks about climate, memory & the way the past haunts the present in his new @jonathancape.bsky.social novel WHAT WE CAN KNOW with 3 influences incl the epic
Footsteps by Richard Holmes
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#TakeFourBooks about climate, memory & the way the past haunts the present in his new @jonathancape.bsky.social novel WHAT WE CAN KNOW with 3 influences incl the epic
Footsteps by Richard Holmes
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Melissa Lucashenko was the guest on Take Four Books on Sunday. Recorded duing @edbookfest.bsky.social #BBCradio4 - she was talking about Edenglassie and her three influences.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Melissa Lucashenko was the guest on Take Four Books on Sunday. Recorded duing @edbookfest.bsky.social #BBCradio4 - she was talking about Edenglassie and her three influences.
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
We recorded some great episodes of Take Four Books at the Edinburgh International Book Festival - the first was Rachel Kushner talking about her book Creation Lake - listen again here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... @edbookfest.bsky.social #BBCRadio4
September 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We recorded some great episodes of Take Four Books at the Edinburgh International Book Festival - the first was Rachel Kushner talking about her book Creation Lake - listen again here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... @edbookfest.bsky.social #BBCRadio4
Speed of Light by Laura Cumming is a brilliant series about five trail blazing photographers (two from Paisley) - who made history. Catch up on Sounds ⬇️
BBC Sounds - Speed of Light by Laura Cumming - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Speed of Light by Laura Cumming on BBC Sounds.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Speed of Light by Laura Cumming is a brilliant series about five trail blazing photographers (two from Paisley) - who made history. Catch up on Sounds ⬇️
If you fancy coming along to see Take Four Books or Bookclub being recorded for #BBCRadio4 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival - all the details are here:
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
August 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you fancy coming along to see Take Four Books or Bookclub being recorded for #BBCRadio4 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival - all the details are here:
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
Kit de Waal is talking about her debut novel, My Name Is Leon, on #Bookclub on #BBCRadio4 A lovely programme recorded with an audience of readers at Rare Birds bookshop in Edinburgh #booksky
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August 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Kit de Waal is talking about her debut novel, My Name Is Leon, on #Bookclub on #BBCRadio4 A lovely programme recorded with an audience of readers at Rare Birds bookshop in Edinburgh #booksky
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Catch up on Take Four Books - this week award winning writer, Denise Mina, discusses her twentieth novel, The Good Liar, and the three key influences that inspired its creation #takefourbooks #booksky #denisemina #radio4
Take Four Books - Denise Mina - BBC Sounds
Multi-award-winning writer Denise Mina discusses her new novel, The Good Liar.
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July 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Catch up on Take Four Books - this week award winning writer, Denise Mina, discusses her twentieth novel, The Good Liar, and the three key influences that inspired its creation #takefourbooks #booksky #denisemina #radio4
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Listen now to my chat on Radio4 with Gurnaik Johal on his debut @serpents-tail.bsky.social novel Saraswati on #TakeFourBooks: where a lost river re-emerges in contemporary India. His 3 influences include @amitav.bsky.social, Joseph Conrad and poet Natalie Diaz! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
July 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Listen now to my chat on Radio4 with Gurnaik Johal on his debut @serpents-tail.bsky.social novel Saraswati on #TakeFourBooks: where a lost river re-emerges in contemporary India. His 3 influences include @amitav.bsky.social, Joseph Conrad and poet Natalie Diaz! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Read both of these in a couple of days before the Colm Toibin episode of Take Four Books. Flew through them. A great episode. #booksksy #takefourbooks #radio4
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July 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Read both of these in a couple of days before the Colm Toibin episode of Take Four Books. Flew through them. A great episode. #booksksy #takefourbooks #radio4
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🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 4’s Bookclub recording of My Name Is Leon with Kit de Waal will be in Edinburgh on Tuesday (22nd) 6.15pm start. If you fancy coming along DM me and I can get you on the list. @kitdewaal.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Radio 4’s Bookclub recording of My Name Is Leon with Kit de Waal will be in Edinburgh on Tuesday (22nd) 6.15pm start. If you fancy coming along DM me and I can get you on the list. @kitdewaal.com
The Roman Empire is the subject of this month’s Bookclub on #BBC Radio 4. Author and historian, Tom Holland, is talking about #Rubicon and answering questions at Topping Books in Edinburgh.
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July 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Roman Empire is the subject of this month’s Bookclub on #BBC Radio 4. Author and historian, Tom Holland, is talking about #Rubicon and answering questions at Topping Books in Edinburgh.
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🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #booksky #romanempire
Graeme Macrae Burnet is the guest on the latest episode of World Book Club. He’s answering readers questions about his critically acclaimed novel, His Bloody Project @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social #booksky
World Book Club - Graeme Macrae Burnet - BBC Sounds
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
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July 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Graeme Macrae Burnet is the guest on the latest episode of World Book Club. He’s answering readers questions about his critically acclaimed novel, His Bloody Project @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social #booksky
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Listen now to my chat on Radio 4's #TakeFourBooks with Madeleine Thien about her new, time-warping @grantabooks.bsky.social novel of war, exile and refugees, 'The Book of Records' - and her three influences, including the evergreen 'Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino...
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June 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Listen now to my chat on Radio 4's #TakeFourBooks with Madeleine Thien about her new, time-warping @grantabooks.bsky.social novel of war, exile and refugees, 'The Book of Records' - and her three influences, including the evergreen 'Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Author, Wendy Erskine, talks about her new novel, The Benefactors, on the most recent episode of Take Four Books, plus the three other books that inspired her writing. #BBCRadio4 @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
Listen here 🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen here 🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Author, Wendy Erskine, talks about her new novel, The Benefactors, on the most recent episode of Take Four Books, plus the three other books that inspired her writing. #BBCRadio4 @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
Listen here 🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen here 🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...