BBC World Book Club
- Description
- This is a list of the books discussed on BBC World Service's World Book Club (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003jhsk) where 'the world's great authors discuss their best-known novel'. There have been monthly podcasts since September 2002; broadcast dates are noted in the explanations. Note: many episodes have been repeated.
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- BBC World Book Club
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22,878 members
456 reviews
3.8
Score 9.34
Added 2024-02-17, 12:38 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: May 2003
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45,662 members
725 reviews
4.1
Score 9.13
Added 2024-02-17, 12:59 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: May 2006
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75,019 members
1,183 reviews
3.8
Score 7.83
Added 2024-06-18, 01:15 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: May 2013
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14,417 members
253 reviews
4.1
Score 7.36
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44,331 members
1,181 reviews
4.1
Score 7.23
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: April 2003
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- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: June 2006 repeated July 2008
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5,089 members
109 reviews
3.9
Score 7.18
Added 2024-02-17, 01:18 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: September 2007
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- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: January 2009 repeated April 2012
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20,183 members
376 reviews
3.9
Score 7.04
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37,285 members
755 reviews
4.1
Score 6.88
Added 2024-02-17, 12:58 PM
- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: December 2005
12
39,984 members
444 reviews
3.9
Score 6.63
Added 2024-06-18, 11:12 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: February 2012
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4,470 members
36 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.15
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: September 2008 (with 'The Shipping News')
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17,027 members
481 reviews
4.2
Score 5.73
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: November 2004
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5,493 members
92 reviews
4
Score 5.52
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by Jane Austen
84,215 members
1,394 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 5.52
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: January 2013
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71,584 members
1,105 reviews
3.8
Score 5.18
Added 2024-06-20, 03:54 AM
- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: April 2015
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13,727 members
255 reviews
3.9
Score 5.13
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: September 2008 (with 'Brokeback Mountain')
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54,209 members
1,315 reviews
4.2
Score 5.11
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: May 2008
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by Mark Haddon
45,397 members
1,344 reviews
3.9
Score 5.07
Added 2024-06-20, 04:01 AM
- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: July 2015
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: a.k.a. The Outsider. November 2013
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7,293 members
356 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4.46
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3,565 members
69 reviews
3.8
Score 4.41
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41
17,591 members
324 reviews
3.8
Score 4.04
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26,958 members
516 reviews
4.2
Score 3.98
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- 2 Members
- humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
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- humouress: October 2010
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28,764 members
1,050 reviews
4.1
Score 3.69
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- 2 Members
- humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
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- humouress: July 2010
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8,144 members
156 reviews
3.9
Score 3.48
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14,477 members
407 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 3.42
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11,914 members
176 reviews
3.9
Score 3.17
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61
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13,186 members
191 reviews
3.8
Score 2.95
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7,180 members
301 reviews
4.2
Score 2.93
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8,009 members
399 reviews
4.1
Score 2.91
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16,790 members
475 reviews
4.1
Score 2.68
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3,044 members
55 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 2.68
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22,627 members
869 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 2.54
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46,170 members
507 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 2.52
Added 2024-06-20, 04:32 AM
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2,918 members
158 reviews
3.9
Score 2.49
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88
3,330 members
149 reviews
4
Score 2.48
Added 2024-07-13, 05:37 AM
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18,112 members
428 reviews
4.1
Score 2.46
Added 2024-08-04, 02:01 AM
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100
1,876 members
22 reviews
3.8
Score 1.67
Added 2024-02-17, 12:56 PM