7.20PM Sun 5 February 2012

Dave Spikey, Laila Rouass and Meera Syal are joined by guest Charley Boorman to discuss The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt's Booker Prize-shortlisted odyssey across gold-rush America.

This episode features an interview with Adele Parks.

    1. The TV Book Club: The Sisters Brothers Sun 05 Feb 2012

      Dave Spikey, Laila Rouass and Meera Syal are joined by guest Charley Boorman to discuss The Sisters Brothers - Patrick…

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    2. The TV Book Club: Before I Go to Sleep Sun 29 Jan 2012

      Caroline Quentin, Dave Spikey, Laila Rouass and guest Simon Day discuss Before I Go to Sleep, SJ Watson's critically…

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    3. The TV Book Club: Grace Williams Says It Loud Summer Reads Sun 14 Aug 2011

      The final episode in the summer series reviews Grace Williams Says It Loud, Emma Henderson's spirit-soaring story of…

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    4. The TV Book Club: The Radleys Summer Reads Sun 07 Aug 2011

      The Book Club reviews The Radleys, Matt Haig's tale of a suburban family with a very big secret. The celebrity guest in…

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    5. The TV Book Club: The Hidden Child Summer Reads Sun 31 Jul 2011

      The Book Club reviews The Hidden Child, Camilla Lackberg's crime novel about a Swedish writer who finds a Nazi medal…

    6. The TV Book Club: The Book of Human Skin Summer Reads Sun 24 Jul 2011

      The Book Club reviews The Book of Human Skin, Michelle Lovric's wide-ranging tale of Venetian jealousy, destruction and…

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    7. The TV Book Club: Night Road Summer Reads Sun 17 Jul 2011

      The TV Book Club reviews Night Road, Kristin Hannah's moving, haunting story of two inseperable girls and the summer…

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    8. The TV Book Club: A Visit from the Goon Squad Summer Reads Sun 10 Jul 2011

      The TV Book Club reviews A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan's captivating, wryly humorous story of temptation…

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    9. The TV Book Club: Moonlight Mile Summer Reads Sun 03 Jul 2011

      The TV Book Club reviews Moonlight Mile, Dennis Lehane's crime thriller about a missing teenager with a tragic past…

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    10. The TV Book Club: The Lantern Summer Reads Sun 26 Jun 2011

      The first episode in the new series of Summer Reads reviews The Lantern, Deborah Lawrenson's tale of romance and…

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    11. The TV Book Club: Spies of The Balkans Sun 20 Mar 2011

      The final episode in the series reviews Spies of the Balkans, Alan Furst's Second World War tale of a Greek detective…

    12. The TV Book Club: My Last Duchess Sun 13 Mar 2011

      The panel discuss My Last Duchess, Daisy Goodwin's tale of an American heiress who marries an English duke but…

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    13. The TV Book Club: Even the Dogs Sun 06 Mar 2011

      The panel discusses Even the Dogs, Jon McGregor's intense, exhilarating and intimate exploration of life on the edge of…

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    14. The TV Book Club: Bleed for Me Sun 27 Feb 2011

      The Book Club discusses Bleed for Me, Michael Robotham's thriller about a 14-year-old girl found covered in blood…

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    15. The TV Book Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Sun 20 Feb 2011

      The Book Club discusses The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot's true story of a poor southern tobacco…

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    16. The TV Book Club: The News Where You Are Sun 13 Feb 2011

      The TV Book Club discusses The News Where You Are, Catherine O'Flynn's funny and touching story of a local TV news…

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    17. The TV Book Club: Tiger Hills Sun 06 Feb 2011

      The Book Club discusses Tiger Hills, Sarita Mandanna's tale of two children in southern India whose lives are changed…

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    18. The TV Book Club: The Junior Officers Reading Club Sun 30 Jan 2011

      This episode reviews The Junior Officers' Reading Club, Patrick Hennessey's inside story of how a modern soldier is…

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    19. The TV Book Club: The Long Song by Andrea Levy Sun 23 Jan 2011

      The Book Club reviews The Long Song, the Booker Prize-shortlisted novel from Andrea Levy, the author of Small Island.

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    20. The TV Book Club: Room by Emma Donoghue Sun 16 Jan 2011

      The first episode in the new series reviews Room, Emma Donoghue's unsentimental yet uplifting Booker-shortlisted novel…

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    21. The Weight of Silence Summer Reads Sun 15 Aug 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews The Weight of Silence: Heather Gudenkauf's moving and compelling tale of two missing girls.

    22. Devil's Acre Summer Reads Sun 08 Aug 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews The Devil's Acre: a novel of intrigue, violence and conflicted loyalties from Matthew Plampin.

    23. Ellis Island Summer Reads Sun 01 Aug 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Ellis Island, Kate Kerrigan's tale of one woman's struggle to reconcile her love of New York…

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    24. Stone's Fall Summer Reads Sun 25 Jul 2010

      Peter Davison joins the presenting panel as the Book Club reviews Stone's Fall, Iain Pears' historical crime story that…

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    25. The Bed I Made Summer Reads Sun 18 Jul 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews The Bed I Made, Lucie Whitehouse's tale of obsessive love.

    26. The Legacy Summer Reads Sun 11 Jul 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews The Legacy, Katherine Webb's sweeping, multi-generational drama exploring the lives of two…

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    27. The Man Who Disappeared Summer Reads Sun 04 Jul 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews The Man Who Disappeared, Clare Morrall's thought-provoking and inspiring tale of a woman whose…

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    28. The Help Summer Reads Sun 27 Jun 2010

      The TV Book Club returns for an eight-part series of Summer Reads. This first episode is presented by Jo Brand, Dave…

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    29. The Silver Linings Play Book Sun 28 Mar 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Matthew Quick's The Silver Linings Play Book, and interviews David Threlfall.

    30. Wedlock Sun 21 Mar 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Wendy Moore's Wedlock, and interviews Dennis Lawson.

    31. The Way Home Sun 07 Mar 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews George Pelecanos's The Way Home, and interviews Richard E Grant.

    32. Brixton Beach Sun 28 Feb 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Roma Tearne's Brixton Beach, and interviews Danny Wallace.

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    33. The Rapture Sun 21 Feb 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Liz Jensen's The Rapture, and interviews Martine McCutcheon.

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    34. Cutting for Stone Sun 14 Feb 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone, and interviews Stephen Tompkinson.

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    35. Juliet, Naked Sun 07 Feb 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Nick Hornby's Juliet, Naked, and the celebrity guest is John Thomson.

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    36. Sacred Hearts Sun 31 Jan 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Sarah Dunant's Sacred Hearts, and the celebrity guest is Emilia Fox.

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    37. Blacklands Sun 24 Jan 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews Belinda Bauer's Blacklands, and there's an interview with Alan Davies.

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    38. The Little Stranger Sun 17 Jan 2010

      The TV Book Club reviews South Bank Award-winner Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger, and there's an interview with Chris…

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