Episode 6
Ben Elton, Marian Keyes and Michael Morpurgo talk to Mariella Frostrup on The Book Show
Taking their seat on The Book Show sofa this week with Mariella are the queen of women’s fiction Marian Keyes; best-selling novelist and comedian Ben Elton; and multi-award winning children’s author Michael Morpurgo.
Tune in to The Book Show at 7pm every Thursday on Sky Arts 1 / HD
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MARIELLA'S RECOMMENDED READS
If you’re after further forays into the world of financial shenanigans, conflict or –just to bring the peace back to the house – how to unite people, have a look at Mariella's recommended reads >>
BEDSIDE TABLE
We explore the eclectic bedtime reading habits of author Patricia Cornwell.
FINE LINE
The king of Twitter and all-round master of wit Stephen Fry offers his favourite line from a book.
BOOK CLUB
Book Mongers in Brixton offer this week’s Book Club reading recommendation.
WRITE PLACE
We explore the barn where Antony Beevor has harvested ideas for bestselling history books as he tells us about his writing habits.
LITERARY HEROES AND HEROINES
Each week our guests tell us about their favourite characters in literature. Tune in to find out who Ben, Marian and Michael have fallen in love with!
Tune in at 7pm on Thursdays on Sky Arts 1 / HD for the full story
