Gillian Wheelan
@gillianwheelan.bsky.social
Content Editor for BBC Audio (Scotland & Northern Ireland). Books & Factual Podcasts. Radio 4/World Service/Sounds.
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!
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
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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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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/...
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.
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #booksky #romanempire
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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/...
‘Dear Library’ - this exhibition @natlibscot.bsky.social is lovely…including a brilliant picture of the old Paisley Library. I want a lego library. Get yourself along to the National Library of Scotland. How many times can I fit in the word LIBRARY #booksky #library
June 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
‘Dear Library’ - this exhibition @natlibscot.bsky.social is lovely…including a brilliant picture of the old Paisley Library. I want a lego library. Get yourself along to the National Library of Scotland. How many times can I fit in the word LIBRARY #booksky #library
Elif Shafak talks about the books that inspired her novel, There Are Rivers In The Sky, on Take Four Books this week. Recorded backstage at Hay with Gwyneth Lewis joining the conversation #BBCRadio4 @hayfestival.bsky.social #booksky
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June 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Elif Shafak talks about the books that inspired her novel, There Are Rivers In The Sky, on Take Four Books this week. Recorded backstage at Hay with Gwyneth Lewis joining the conversation #BBCRadio4 @hayfestival.bsky.social #booksky
📻: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
📻: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Congratulations to Andrew Miller on winning the Walter Scott Prize for The Land in Winter. He spoke to Take Four Books about the novel and his influences at the Hay festival on #BBCRadio4 @walterscottprize.bsky.social @hayfestival.bsky.social
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June 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Congratulations to Andrew Miller on winning the Walter Scott Prize for The Land in Winter. He spoke to Take Four Books about the novel and his influences at the Hay festival on #BBCRadio4 @walterscottprize.bsky.social @hayfestival.bsky.social
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World Book Club this month is a brilliant discussion with author @nkjemisin.bsky.social and readers about The City We Became….catch up here 🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#booksky #NKJemisin @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social #BBCWorldService
#booksky #NKJemisin @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social #BBCWorldService
June 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
World Book Club this month is a brilliant discussion with author @nkjemisin.bsky.social and readers about The City We Became….catch up here 🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#booksky #NKJemisin @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social #BBCWorldService
#booksky #NKJemisin @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social #BBCWorldService
The latest episode of Bookclub on BBC Radio 4 is with author Joanne Harris - talking about her bestselling novel, Chocolat - in Rare Birds bookshop in Edinburgh. @joannechocolat.bsky.social
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
June 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The latest episode of Bookclub on BBC Radio 4 is with author Joanne Harris - talking about her bestselling novel, Chocolat - in Rare Birds bookshop in Edinburgh. @joannechocolat.bsky.social
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Book-shopping-Hay-on-Wye @hayfestival.bsky.social #booksky
May 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Book-shopping-Hay-on-Wye @hayfestival.bsky.social #booksky
Take Four Books is at Hay! @hayfestival.bsky.social We’re talking to Andrew Miller about his novel, The Land in Winter, with Joanne Harris joining in the conversation. @jdcrawf.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Take Four Books is at Hay! @hayfestival.bsky.social We’re talking to Andrew Miller about his novel, The Land in Winter, with Joanne Harris joining in the conversation. @jdcrawf.bsky.social
The brilliant Rupert Everett at the Boswell Book Festival. His new collection of short stories are inspired by film pitches that never got made. @bozzybookfest.bsky.social #booksky
May 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The brilliant Rupert Everett at the Boswell Book Festival. His new collection of short stories are inspired by film pitches that never got made. @bozzybookfest.bsky.social #booksky
Another great #BBCRadio4 Bookclub this month. Listen again to @nataliehaynes.bsky.social talk about her epic novel, A Thousand Ships….
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May 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Another great #BBCRadio4 Bookclub this month. Listen again to @nataliehaynes.bsky.social talk about her epic novel, A Thousand Ships….
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
On World Book Club this month @harriettsg.bsky.social sits down with Nobel Laureate, Abdulrazak Gurnah, to discuss his novel ‘Paradise’ - @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social
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May 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
On World Book Club this month @harriettsg.bsky.social sits down with Nobel Laureate, Abdulrazak Gurnah, to discuss his novel ‘Paradise’ - @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social
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On Take Four Books this week Vincenzo Latronico talks about his Interntional Booker shortlisted novel - Perfection #BBCRadio4 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
April 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
On Take Four Books this week Vincenzo Latronico talks about his Interntional Booker shortlisted novel - Perfection #BBCRadio4 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Author Michel Faber is the guest on Bookclub this month, talking about his novel Under The Skin and answering readers questions @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social #bbcradio4 #booksky
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April 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Author Michel Faber is the guest on Bookclub this month, talking about his novel Under The Skin and answering readers questions @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social #bbcradio4 #booksky
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Catch up with Michelle De Kretser on @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social answering readers questions about Scary Monsters:
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April 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Catch up with Michelle De Kretser on @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social answering readers questions about Scary Monsters:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Eimear McBride on Take Four Books today talking about her influences for The City Changes Its Face. #BBCRadio4 #booksky #takefourbooks
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
March 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Eimear McBride on Take Four Books today talking about her influences for The City Changes Its Face. #BBCRadio4 #booksky #takefourbooks
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tash Aw tells Take Four Books about his new novel The South - and the three other texts that influenced his writing #takefourbooks #bbcradio4 #booksky
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
March 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tash Aw tells Take Four Books about his new novel The South - and the three other texts that influenced his writing #takefourbooks #bbcradio4 #booksky
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...