The Big Scottish Book Club
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Année : 2019
Nombre de saisons : 3
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 60 minutes
Genre(s) : Talk Show
Damian Barr interviews the biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry from across Scotland, the UK and the world, before a live audience of literature lovers.
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Épisodes
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Épisode 1 - Episode 1
10 novembre 2019
Damian Barr is joined by Ian Rankin, Sara Collins and Ambrose Parry (aka Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman), with poet Richard Scott.
Épisode 2 - Episode 2
17 novembre 2019
This week on The Big Scottish Book Club, writer Damian Barr (pictured) is in Perthshire at the Inchyra Arts Club and the theme is memoir. Maggie O'Farrell joins Damian to discuss her latest book, I Am, I Am, I Am, while Janice Galloway chats her about her memoir All Made Up. Rhik Samadder talks about his acclaimed debut I Never Said I Loved You. There is performance from Andrew McMillan with his poem, Glimpse.
Épisode 3 - Episode 3
24 novembre 2019
Damian Barr is in Helensburgh talking funny with novelists John Niven, David Nicholls and Marian Keyes, and there is performance from short story writer Chris McQueer.
Épisode 4 - Episode 4
1 décembre 2019
Damian Barr is in Helensburgh with crime writer Denise Mina, novelist Patrick Gale and chat show host turned author Graham Norton. There is also poetry from Inua Ellams.
Épisode 1 - Episode 1
25 octobre 2020
Episode one kicks off in truly stellar style with renowned fantasy author Neil Gaiman, whose works include The Sandman, Stardust, Coraline and Good Omens.
Épisode 2 - Episode 2
1 novembre 2020
This week's theme in The Big Scottish Book Club is memoir. Damian Barr's guests in Lanark Memorial Hall are Scottish comedian and internet sensation Janey Godley, who will be discussing her book Handstands In The Dark about her tough childhood in Glasgow's East End, and authors Lemn Sissay and Alexandra Heminsley, who discuss their respective personal stories about growing up in the care system, and radically changing family circumstances. There's poetry from Janette Ayachi, and this week's book group, who are celebrants from Clackmannanshire, tell Damian what they thought about Lemn Sissay's My Name Is Why.
Épisode 3 - Episode 3
8 novembre 2020
Writer Damian Barr is at Lanark Memorial Hall with guests Val McDermid, Richard Osman and Professor Dame Sue Black, and there is poetry from Iona Lee. This week's book group tell Damian what they thought about Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club.
Épisode 4 - Episode 4
15 novembre 2020
Writer Damian Barr is at Lanark Memorial Hall with guests Kathleen Jamie, Amanda Thomson and Luke Turner, and there is poetry from Heather H Yeung. Damian and guests discuss their creative interpretations of the world around us and our relationship with the natural world, which has been heightened for many this year. There is poetry from Heather H Yeung and the Open Book Grassmarket book group from Edinburgh tell Damian what they thought about Kathleen Jamie's Antlers of Water.
Épisode 5 - Episode 5
22 novembre 2020
Writer Damian Barr is at Hamilton Town House with guests Kate Mosse, Kirsty Wark and Graeme Macrae Burnet. This episode sees Damian and guests delve into the past, from 16th-century France to the Highlands in 1869 and a house full of secrets in 20th-century Galloway, as they discuss fact and fiction and the history they explore in their novels. There is poetry from Andrés Nicolás Ordorica, and this week's book group tell Damian what they thought of Kate Mosse's The Burning Chambers.
Épisode 6 - Episode 6
29 novembre 2020
Writer Damian Barr is at Hamilton Town House to discuss class with guests Jessica Fellowes, Paul McVeigh and Graeme Armstrong. There is poetry from Courtney Stoddart, and this week's book group tell Damian what they thought of Graeme Armstrong's The Young Team.
Épisode 7 - Episode 7
6 décembre 2020
Writer Damian Barr is at Hamilton Town House to discuss family secrets with guests Andrew O'Hagan, Juno Dawson and Sathnam Sanghera. There is poetry from Nadine Aisha Jassat and this week's book group tell Damian what they thought of Andrew O'Hagan's Mayflies.
Épisode 8 - Episode 8
13 décembre 2020
Writer Damian Barr hosts this episode - the last of this series - from Hamilton Town House. From an intrepid pack of librarians on horseback to a brave and brilliant mother and a fictional pop star and protest queen, novelists Jojo Moyes and Kirstin Innes and American screenwriter Dustin Lance Black discuss the pure ‘gallus' characters at the heart of their books. There's poetry from Jenny Lindsay and this week's book group, who come from Edinburgh and West Lothian, tell Damian what they thought of Kirstin Innes' Scabby Queen.
Épisode 1 - Episode 1
31 octobre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Motherwell Concert Hall with guests Louise Welsh, Sarah Perry and James Robertson. There is also spoken word performance from Mara Menzies, and this week's book group tell Damian what they thought of James Robertson's News of the Dead.
Épisode 2 - Episode 2
7 novembre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Motherwell Concert Hall with guests Denise Mina, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Hannah Lavery. There is also poetry from Len Pennie, and the National Museum Book Group from Edinburgh give their opinion on one of this week's reads.
Épisode 3 - Episode 3
14 novembre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Motherwell Concert Hall discussing the power of stories with guests Bryony Gordon, Mohsin Zaidi and Darren McGarvey. There is poetry from Jeda Pearl, and the Durno book group give their thoughts on one of this week’s books.
Épisode 4 - Episode 4
21 novembre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Motherwell Concert Hall talking families with guests Bobby Gillespie, Kirsty Capes and Séamas O'Reilly. There is poetry from Mae Diansangu, and the Lossiemouth Book Group give their verdict on one of this week's reads.
Épisode 5 - Episode 5
28 novembre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Motherwell Concert Hall talking crime, murder and mayhem with writers Alan Johnson, Ian Rankin and Alan Parks. There is poetry from Nasim Rebecca Asl, and the Who Cares Scotland Book Group give their opinion on one of this week's reads.
Épisode 6 - Episode 6
5 décembre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Troon Concert Hall talking memoirs with Miriam Margolyes, Jackie Kay and Pete Paphides. There is a spoken word performance from John Gerard Fagan, and the Sing in the City Book Group give their verdict on one of this week’s reads.
Épisode 7 - Episode 7
12 décembre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Troon Concert Hall talking travel with guests Monisha Rajesh, Cal Flyn and Alan Warner. There is poetry from Michael Pedersen, and the Troon Book Group give their thoughts on one of this week’s reads.
Épisode 8 - Episode 8
19 décembre 2021
Writer Damian Barr is at Troon Concert Hall talking short stories which reveal whole worlds with guests Bernard MacLaverty, Val McDermid and Kit de Waal. There is spoken word performance from Bee Asha Singh, and the Readers of Colour book group give their thoughts on one of this week’s reads.
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