Between the Covers (TV programme)

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Between the Covers
Genre
Created bySara Cox
Presented bySara Cox
Theme music composerMat Andasun
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerAmanda Ross
ProducersEmma Cahusac
Pollyanne Galpin
Holly Godsland
Scott Jenkins
Amanda Ross
Running time29 minutes
Production company
DistributorBBC
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release9 October 2020 (2020-10-09)
External links
Website

Between the Covers is a BBC talk show hosted by Sara Cox in which guest stars talk about their favourite books, alongside other book picks as well. There have been two series produced so far.[1]

Sara Cox is the presenter of Between The Covers

Episodes[]

Series One (2020)[]

Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a book of the week pick from 2020, as well as book by written by one of the guests. These books are:[2][1]

Book of the Week Pick (From 2020)

Book Written By a Guest

No. Guest Stars Directed by Original air date
1 Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen, Sophie Ellis-Baxtor, and Phil Wang.
  • Toby Baker
  • Jonathan Stow (videotape director)
 9 October 2020
Books chosen by the guests are Americanah (2013) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Sara Pascoe),Tales of the City (1978) by Armistead Maupin (Tom Allen), Hangover Square (1941) by Patrick Hamilton (Sophie Ellis-Bextor), and The Iliad (ca. 8th century) by Homer (Phil Wang). The Book of the Week Pick from 2020 is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, and the book written by a guest is Sex Power Money (2019) by Sara Pascoe.[3][2]
2 Richard Osman, Ricky Wilson, Ellie Taylor, and Lolly Adefope
  • Toby Baker
  • Jonathan Stow (videotape director)
 16 October 2020
Books chosen by the guests are Life After Life (2013) by Kate Atkinson (Richard Osman), Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life (2007) by Steve Martin (Ricky Wilson), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) by J.K. Rowling (Ellie Taylor), and The First Bad Man (2015) by Miranda July (Lolly Adefope). The Book of the Week Pick from 2020 is Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud, and the book written by a guest is The Thursday Murder Club (2020) by Richard Osman.[4][2]
3 Ade Adepitan, Rebecca Front, Bill Bailey, and Sophie Ward
  • Toby Baker
  • Jonathan Stow (videotape director)
 23 October 2020
Books chosen by the guests are Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Ade Adepitan), The Wind in the Willows (1908) by Kenneth Grahame (Rebecca Front), A Confederacy of Dunces (1980) by John Kennedy Toole (Bill Bailey), and Dusty Answer (1927) by Rosamond Lehmann (Sophie Ward). The Book of the Week Pick from 2020 is Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh, and the book written by a guest is Love and Other Thought Experiments Club (2020) by Sophie Ward.[5][2]
4 Andi Osho, Jo Brand, Will Young, and Ade Edmondson
  • Toby Baker
  • Jonathan Stow (videotape director)
 30 October 2020
Books chosen by the guests are Red Dwarf (1989) by Grant Naylor (Andi Osho), The Ragged Trouser Philanthropists (1914) by Robert Tressell (Jo Brand), Lord of the Rings (1954 - 1955) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Will Young), and War and Peace (1867) by Leo Tolstoy (Ade Edmondson). The Book of the Week Pick from 2020 is This Lovely City by Louise Hare, and the book written by a guest is To Be a Gay Man (2020) by Will Young.[6][2]
5 Anita Rani, Laura Whitmore, Alan Davies, and Russell Kane
  • Toby Baker
  • Jonathan Stow (videotape director)
 6 November 2020
Books chosen by the guests are The Master and Margarita (1966) by Mikhail Bulgakov (Anita Rani), Matilda (1988) by Roald Dahl (Laura Whitmore), The Sellout (2015) by Paul Beatty (Alan Davies), and Madame Bovary (1856) by Gustave Flaubert (Russell Kane). The Book of the Week Pick is from 2020 Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, and the book written by a guest is Just Ignore Him (2020) by Alan Davies.[7][2]
6 Meera Syal, Babita Sharma, Guvna B, and Dave Gorman
  • Toby Baker
  • Jonathan Stow (videotape director)
 13 November 2020
Books chosen by the guests are Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison (Meera Syal and Babita Sharma), The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (2019) by John Mark Comer (Guvna B), and Who on Earth is Tom Baker? An Autobiography (1997) by Tom Baker (Dave Gorman). The Book of the Week Pick from 2020 is Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola, and the book written by a guest is The Corner Shop (2020) by Babita Sharma.[8][2]
7 Desiree Burch, Graham Norton, Grace Dent, and Ben Miller
  • Toby Baker
  • Jonathan Stow (videotape director)
 20 November 2020
Books chosen by the guests are Dietland (2015) by Sarai Walker (Desiree Burch), The Other Side of the Bridge (2006) by Mary Lawson (Graham Norton), Fleishman is in Trouble (2019) by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Grace Dent), and The Three-Body Problem (2008) by Cixin Liu (Ben Miller). The Book of the Week Pick from 2020 is The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton, and the book written by a guest is Home Stretch (2020) by Graham Norton.[9][2]

Series Two (2021)[]

Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a popular book from 2020, as well a book recently published in 2021. These books are:[10]

2020

2021

  • The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard
  • Should We Fall Behind by Sharon Duggal
  • Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
  • Another Life by Jodie Chapman
  • The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
  • The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart
No. Guest Stars Directed by Original air date
1 Mel Giedroyc, Griff Rhys Jones, Oti Mabuse, and Rick Edwards Toby Baker 10 May 2021
Books chosen by the guests are Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo (Mel Giedroyc), One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time (2020) by Craig Brown (Griff Rhys Jones), Think Like A Monk (2020) by Jay Shetty (Oti Mabuse), and Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life (2017) by Peter Godfrey-Smith (Rick Edwards). The popular book from 2020 is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, and the recently published book from 2021 is The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard.[11][12][13]
2 Vick Hope, Rob Delaney, Rick Stein and Rachel Parris Toby Baker 17 May 2021
Books chosen by the guests are Swing Time (2016) by Zadie Smith (Vick Hope), A Manual for Cleaning Women (2015) by Lucia Berlin (Rob Delaney), The Leopard (1958) by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (Rick Stein), and The Name of the Wind (2007) by Patrick Rothfuss (Rachel Parris). The popular book from 2020 is The popular book from 2020 is The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, and the recently published book from 2021 is Should We Fall Behind by Sharon Duggal.[14][15][16]
3 Phil Davis, Katherine Ryan, Adjoa Andoh and David Baddiel Toby Baker 17 May 2021
Books chosen by the guests are Great Expectations (1861) by Charles Dickens (Phil Davis), Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog (2019) by Emily Dean (Katherine Ryan), Plainsong (1999) by Kent Haruf (Adjoa Andoh), and Emma (1815) by Jane Austen (David Baddiel). The popular book from 2020 is The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré, and the recently published book from 2021 is Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan.[17][18][19]
4 Hugh Dennis, Don Warrington, Zoe Lyons and Giovanna Fletcher Toby Baker 31 May 2021
Books chosen by the guests are Jemima J (2000) by Jane Green (Giovanna Fletcher), The Mandibles (2016) by Lionel Shriver (Zoe Lyons), The Fire Next Time (1963) by James Baldwin (Don Warrington), and One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel García Márquez (Hugh Dennis). The popular book from 2020 is Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré, and the recently published book from 2021 is Another Life by Jodie Chapman.[20][21]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Between The Covers". BBC IPlayer. 9 October – 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Between the Covers: Our guests' favourite reads of all time". BBC. 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 1". BBC IPlayer. 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 2". BBC IPlayer. 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 3". BBC IPlayer. 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 4". BBC IPlayer. 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 5". BBC IPlayer. 6 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 6". BBC IPlayer. 13 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Between the Covers Series 1: Episode 7". BBC IPlayer. 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Twelve brilliant books to set you up for a summer of reading". BBC. 6 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Between the Covers Series 2: Epsiode 1". BBC IPlayer. 10 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Between the Covers: Favourite reads from Mel Giedroyc, Griff Rhys Jones, Oti Mabuse and Rick Edwards". BBC. 10 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Between The Covers 2021 line up of guests and books featured in series 2". TellyMix. 15 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Between the Covers Series 2: Episode 2". BBC IPlayer. 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Between the Covers: Favourite reads from Vick Hope, Rob Delaney, Rick Stein and Rachel Parris". BBC. 17 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Between The Covers 2021 line up of guests and books featured in series 2". TellyMix. 15 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Between the Covers Series 2: Episode 3". BBC IPlayer. 24 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Between the Covers: Favourite reads from David Baddiel, Katherine Ryan, Adjoa Andoh and Phil Davis". BBC. 24 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Between The Covers 2021 line up of guests and books featured in series 2". TellyMix. 15 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Between the Covers: Giovanna Fletcher, Zoe Lyons, Don Warrington and Hugh Dennis reveal their favourite books". BBC. 31 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Between The Covers 2021 line up of guests and books featured in series 2". TellyMix. 15 June 2021.
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