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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49,194 members
777 reviews
4.1
Score 13.13
Added 2024-02-17, 12:59 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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- humouress: May 2006
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82,941 members
1,304 reviews
3.8
Score 11.19
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48,396 members
1,236 reviews
4.1
Score 10.26
Added 2024-02-17, 12:37 PM
- 4 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: April 2003
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24,955 members
485 reviews
3.8
Score 9.19
Added 2024-02-17, 12:38 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: May 2003
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43,874 members
478 reviews
3.9
Score 8.92
Added 2024-06-18, 11:12 AM
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4,753 members
40 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 8.02
Added 2024-02-17, 12:31 PM
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19,178 members
524 reviews
4.2
Score 7.84
Added 2024-02-17, 12:52 PM
- 4 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: November 2004
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by Jane Austen
94,081 members
1,512 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.59
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- 4 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: January 2013
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77,156 members
1,197 reviews
3.8
Score 7.15
Added 2024-06-20, 03:54 AM
- 4 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: April 2015
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- 4 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: September 2008 (with 'Brokeback Mountain')
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5,396 members
113 reviews
3.9
Score 7.05
Added 2024-02-17, 01:18 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: September 2007
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21,676 members
405 reviews
3.9
Score 7.04
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15,588 members
282 reviews
4.1
Score 6.99
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by Mark Haddon
47,911 members
1,395 reviews
3.9
Score 6.92
Added 2024-06-20, 04:01 AM
- 4 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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- humouress: July 2015
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20,694 members
472 reviews
4.1
Score 6.17
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: September 2008 (with 'The Shipping News')
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18,457 members
330 reviews
3.8
Score 5.81
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28,676 members
539 reviews
4.2
Score 5.72
Added 2024-02-17, 02:04 PM
- 3 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: October 2010
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6,014 members
108 reviews
4
Score 5.43
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30,961 members
1,107 reviews
4.1
Score 5.37
Added 2024-02-17, 02:03 PM
- 3 Members
- humouress, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: July 2010
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20,398 members
429 reviews
4.2
Score 5.22
Added 2025-05-31, 02:07 AM
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8,529 members
159 reviews
3.9
Score 5.1
Added 2024-02-17, 12:58 PM
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15,274 members
426 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.02
Added 2024-02-17, 12:59 PM
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: a.k.a. The Outsider. November 2013
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12,578 members
189 reviews
3.9
Score 4.76
Added 2024-02-17, 01:18 PM
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7,909 members
317 reviews
4.2
Score 4.5
Added 2024-02-17, 01:54 PM
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42,062 members
1,313 reviews
4.1
Score 4.48
Added 2025-05-31, 02:06 AM
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8,539 members
412 reviews
4.1
Score 4.47
Added 2024-02-17, 01:54 PM
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8,115 members
378 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4.43
Added 2024-08-04, 03:19 AM
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3,862 members
73 reviews
3.8
Score 4.41
Added 2024-02-17, 12:44 PM
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- 3 Members
- humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: November 2012; repeated August 2024
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17,789 members
490 reviews
4
Score 4.19
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3,113 members
168 reviews
3.9
Score 3.95
Added 2024-07-13, 05:31 AM
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3,711 members
163 reviews
4
Score 3.92
Added 2024-07-13, 05:37 AM
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51,728 members
576 reviews
4.2
Score 3.87
Added 2024-06-20, 04:32 AM
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13,891 members
198 reviews
3.8
Score 2.95
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1,125 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 2.77
Added 2024-10-16, 11:14 AM
- 2 Members
- humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: March 2019
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2,400 members
51 reviews
4
Score 2.75
Added 2025-04-15, 05:55 AM
- 2 Members
- humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- humouress: March 2021
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