Take Four Books
Podcast

Take Four Books

BBC Radio 4

72 episodes · Arts, Books

Presenter James Crawford looks at an author's latest work and delves further into their creative process by learning about the three other texts that have shaped their writing.

Episodes

Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead
Aug 30, 2026 · 28 min
Valeria Luiselli
Valeria Luiselli
Aug 23, 2026 · 28 min
M. John Harrison
M. John Harrison
Aug 16, 2026 · 28 min
David Sedaris
David Sedaris
Aug 9, 2026 · 28 min
Christopher Brookmyre
Christopher Brookmyre
Jul 26, 2026 · 31 min
Liz Nugent
Liz Nugent
Jul 19, 2026 · 28 min
Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout
Jul 12, 2026 · 28 min
Tahmima Anam
Tahmima Anam
Jun 28, 2026 · 28 min
Maggie O'Farrell
Maggie O'Farrell
Jun 21, 2026 · 28 min
Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart
Jun 14, 2026 · 32 min
Imani Thompson
Imani Thompson
May 31, 2026 · 28 min
Deborah Levy
Deborah Levy
May 24, 2026 · 28 min
Katie Kitamura
Katie Kitamura
May 17, 2026 · 30 min
Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh
May 10, 2026 · 28 min
Gwendoline Riley
Gwendoline Riley
Apr 26, 2026 · 28 min
Solvej Balle
Solvej Balle
Apr 19, 2026 · 28 min
Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan
Apr 12, 2026 · 28 min
Yann Martel
Yann Martel
Mar 29, 2026 · 34 min
Jan Carson
Jan Carson
Mar 22, 2026 · 28 min
Susan Choi
Susan Choi
Mar 15, 2026 · 34 min
Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín
Mar 8, 2026 · 38 min
John Lanchester
John Lanchester
Feb 22, 2026 · 34 min
Jennifer Niven
Jennifer Niven
Feb 15, 2026 · 28 min
Bryan Washington
Bryan Washington
Feb 8, 2026 · 28 min
Ali Smith
Ali Smith
Jan 25, 2026 · 28 min
Rob Doyle
Rob Doyle
Jan 18, 2026 · 34 min
Makenna Goodman
Makenna Goodman
Jan 11, 2026 · 28 min
Andrew Michael Hurley
Andrew Michael Hurley
Dec 28, 2025 · 34 min
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
Dec 14, 2025 · 34 min
Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø
Dec 7, 2025 · 28 min
Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith
Nov 30, 2025 · 32 min
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Nov 23, 2025 · 31 min
Olga Ravn
Olga Ravn
Nov 16, 2025 · 32 min
Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell
Nov 9, 2025 · 28 min
Chris Kraus
Chris Kraus
Oct 26, 2025 · 28 min
Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory
Oct 19, 2025 · 32 min
John Banville
John Banville
Oct 12, 2025 · 28 min
William Boyd
William Boyd
Sep 28, 2025 · 29 min
Graham Norton
Graham Norton
Sep 21, 2025 · 28 min
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
Sep 14, 2025 · 33 min
Melissa Lucashenko
Melissa Lucashenko
Aug 31, 2025 · 28 min
Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall
Aug 24, 2025 · 28 min
Rachel Kushner
Rachel Kushner
Aug 17, 2025 · 28 min
Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh
Aug 10, 2025 · 28 min
Denise Mina
Denise Mina
Jul 27, 2025 · 28 min
Gurnaik Johal
Gurnaik Johal
Jul 20, 2025 · 28 min
Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín
Jul 13, 2025 · 28 min
Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien
Jun 29, 2025 · 28 min
Wendy Erskine
Wendy Erskine
Jun 22, 2025 · 28 min
Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak
Jun 15, 2025 · 28 min