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
1
49,194 members
777 reviews
4.1
5 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: May 2006
2
82,941 members
1,304 reviews
3.8
5 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: May 2013
3
48,396 members
1,236 reviews
4.1
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: April 2003
4
23,347 members
460 reviews
3.8
5 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: June 2006 repeated July 2008
5
40,133 members
792 reviews
4.1
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: December 2005
6
26,570 members
447 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: January 2009 repeated April 2012
7
24,955 members
485 reviews
3.8
4 Members
hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: May 2003
8
67,991 members
1,017 reviews
4.2
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: May 2016
9
43,874 members
478 reviews
3.9
5 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: February 2012
10
4,201 members
85 reviews
3.8
4 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: February 2004
11
19,314 members
220 reviews
3.9
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: January 2004
12
14,252 members
313 reviews
4
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: March 2004
13
4,753 members
40 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: September 2002
14
19,178 members
524 reviews
4.2
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: November 2004
15
94,081 members
1,512 reviews
½ 4.4
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: January 2013
16
47,522 members
1,051 reviews
3.9
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: January 2007
17
22,598 members
369 reviews
4.1
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: November 2008
18
77,156 members
1,197 reviews
3.8
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: April 2015
19
14,350 members
275 reviews
3.9
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: September 2008 (with 'Brokeback Mountain')
20
5,396 members
113 reviews
3.9
4 Members
hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: September 2007
21
21,676 members
405 reviews
3.9
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: November 2002
22
21,754 members
335 reviews
4.2
4 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: December 2007
23
58,067 members
1,375 reviews
4.2
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: May 2008
24
15,588 members
282 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: November 2003
25
6,641 members
143 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: March 2008
26
47,911 members
1,395 reviews
3.9
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: July 2015
27
4,492 members
73 reviews
3.8
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: September 2003
28
4,365 members
216 reviews
3.1
4 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: October 2016
29
20,694 members
472 reviews
4.1
4 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: January 2018
30
2,998 members
119 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: September 2008 (with 'The Shipping News')
31
9,260 members
174 reviews
4.2
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: March 2003
32
18,457 members
330 reviews
3.8
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: May 2004
33
25,996 members
418 reviews
3.9
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: February 2015
34
28,676 members
539 reviews
4.2
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: October 2010
35
1,483 members
28 reviews
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: October 2004
36
8,445 members
91 reviews
4
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: August 2007
37
23,564 members
351 reviews
4
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: October 2006
38
10,566 members
227 reviews
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: February 2021
39
6,014 members
108 reviews
4
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: October 2003
40
30,961 members
1,107 reviews
4.1
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: July 2010
41
28,751 members
665 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: March 2005
42
17,545 members
259 reviews
4
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: October 2005 repeated May/ June 2014
43
20,398 members
429 reviews
4.2
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: October 2023
44
15,543 members
270 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: September 2005
45
8,529 members
159 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: January 2006
46
4,986 members
88 reviews
3.8
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: February 2006
47
15,274 members
426 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: March 2006
48
40,842 members
580 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: a.k.a. The Outsider. November 2013
49
1,162 members
36 reviews
4
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: August 2003
50
2,432 members
79 reviews
3.9
2 Members
humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: February 2003 repeated November 2013
51
12,578 members
189 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: October 2007
52
16,294 members
210 reviews
4.1
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: June 2008
53
7,909 members
317 reviews
4.2
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: June 2009
54
42,062 members
1,313 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: September 2023
55
8,539 members
412 reviews
4.1
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: July 2009 repeated October 2011
56
8,115 members
378 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
hipdeep, humouress
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humouress: August 2018 repeated May 2020
57
17,671 members
887 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: March 2010
58
3,862 members
73 reviews
3.8
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: December 2003
59
10,851 members
174 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: November 2012; repeated August 2024
60
4,914 members
167 reviews
3.8
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: April 2011 repeated August 2012
61
1,872 members
45 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: June 2011
62
1,900 members
84 reviews
3.8
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: June 2024
63
7,499 members
205 reviews
½ 3.4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: January 2010 repeated August 2016
64
17,789 members
490 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: March 2012
65
22,701 members
714 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: September 2012
66
13,375 members
161 reviews
3.8
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: April 2013
67
4,265 members
146 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: February 2010; May 2012 (London Calling 2); repeated July 2019
68
4,921 members
122 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: January 2014 repeated September 2014
69
7,069 members
171 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: October 2014
70
13,441 members
418 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: December 2014
71
5,944 members
101 reviews
4
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: June 2004
72
3,113 members
168 reviews
3.9
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: September 2017
73
2,574 members
150 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: October 2017
74
3,711 members
163 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: December 2017
75
14,393 members
519 reviews
3.8
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: March 2018
76
51,728 members
576 reviews
4.2
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: November 2016 (Love to Read Campaign) repeated August 2021
77
9,459 members
624 reviews
4
3 Members
humouress, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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humouress: October 2018
78
44,239 members
1,128 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: December 2004
79
3,216 members
46 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: January 2005
80
3,592 members
59 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
humouress
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humouress: October 2002
81
2,520 members
25 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: April 2004
82
7,826 members
219 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: March 2007
83
178 members
7 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: July 2004
84
1,078 members
27 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: September 2004
85
7,937 members
119 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: February 2008
86
34,973 members
962 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hipdeep, humouress, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: September 2013
87
15,008 members
267 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: February 2005
88
1,943 members
23 reviews
3.9
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: August 2008
89
1,308 members
22 reviews
3.9
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: December 2008 repeated May 2017
90
13,891 members
198 reviews
3.8
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: February 2009
91
2,542 members
42 reviews
3.9
2 Members
humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: August 2006
92
4,338 members
66 reviews
3.8
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: December 2006
93
2,641 members
43 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
humouress
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humouress: December 2002
94
5,790 members
224 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: July 2011 repeated July 2012
95
1,400 members
64 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
humouress, ahef1963
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humouress: September 2011
96
1,125 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: March 2019
97
2,400 members
51 reviews
4
2 Members
humouress, ManWithAnAgenda
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humouress: March 2021
98
6,526 members
165 reviews
4
2 Members
humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: April 2008
99
8,405 members
105 reviews
4
2 Members
humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: October 2009 repeated April 2015
100
19,641 members
716 reviews
4.1
2 Members
humouress, gypsysmom
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humouress: June 2010 repeated February 2013