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Between the Covers

All Episodes 2020 - 2023
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  • 2018-01-08T19:00:00Zs at 2018-01-08T19:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 2020-10-09T00:00:00Z
  • 29m
  • 21h 26m (44 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Cactus TV
  • Talk Show
Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel discussing their favourite book and two review sections.

44 episodes

Series Premiere

2020-10-09T18:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2020-10-09T18:00:00Z29m

Sara Cox is joined by Phil Wang, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Tom Allen and Sara Pascoe to share their favourite books and to discuss "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig and Sara's book "Sex, Power, Money".

2020-10-16T18:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2020-10-16T18:00:00Z29m

Lolly Adefope, Ellie Taylor, Ricky Wilson and Richard Osman share the books that make them cry. They discuss Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud and Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club.

2020-10-23T18:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2020-10-23T18:00:00Z29m

Rebecca Front, Sophie Ward, Ade Adepitan and Bill Bailey discuss this week’s book group picks, Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh and Sophie Ward’s Love and Other Thought Experiments.

2020-10-30T19:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2020-10-30T19:00:00Z29m

Sara Cox is joined by Jo Brand, Andi Osho, Ade Edmondson and Will Young to discuss this week’s book group picks, This Lovely City by Louise Hare and Will Young’s new book, To Be a Gay Man.

2020-11-06T19:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2020-11-06T19:00:00Z29m

Sara Cox is joined by Laura Whitmore, Anita Rani, Russell Kane and Alan Davies. They share their favourite books and discuss Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers and Alan Davies’s Just Ignore Him.

2020-11-13T19:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2020-11-13T19:00:00Z29m

This week, Sara is joined by actor and writer Meera Syal, rapper Guvna B, comedian Dave Gorman and newsreader Babita Sharma.

Season Finale

2020-11-20T19:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

Season Finale

1x07 Episode 7

  • 2020-11-20T19:00:00Z29m

Sara Cox is joined by Ben Miller, Grace Dent, Desiree Burch and Graham Norton. They reveal the books they pretend to have read but haven’t and the book they would give someone on a first date.

Season Premiere

2021-05-10T18:00:00Z

2x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode 1

  • 2021-05-10T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by comedians Mel Giedroyc and Griff Rhys Jones, Strictly’s reigning champion Oti Mabuse and presenter Rick Edwards. They will all be sharing their favourite books, as well as reviewing this week’s two book club picks: our big hitter from last year, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, and the first of our new books, The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard

2021-05-17T18:00:00Z

2x02 Episode 2

2x02 Episode 2

  • 2021-05-17T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by comedian Rachel Parris, chef and presenter Rick Stein, actor and comedian Rob Delaney and presenter Vick Hope. They share favourite books as well as reviewing the week’s two book club picks - our big hitter from last year, The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, and our new book pick, Should We Fall Behind by Sharon Duggal.

2021-05-24T18:00:00Z

2x03 Episode 3

2x03 Episode 3

  • 2021-05-24T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by author and comedian David Baddiel, actors Adjoa Andoh and Phil Davis, and comedian Katherine Ryan. They will all be sharing their favourite books as well as reviewing this week’s two book club picks: Our Big Hitter from last year, The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré, and our new book pick, Sixteen Horses by debut author Greg Buchanan

2021-05-31T18:00:00Z

2x04 Episode 4

2x04 Episode 4

  • 2021-05-31T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by actors Don Warrington and Hugh Dennis, comedian Zoe Lyons and presenter and author Giovanna Fletcher. They will all be sharing their favourite books, as well as reviewing this week’s two book club picks: our big hitter from last year, Agent Running in the Field by John le Carre, and our new book pick, Another Life by debut author Jodie Chapman.

2021-06-07T18:00:00Z

2x05 Episode 5

2x05 Episode 5

  • 2021-06-07T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by comedian Nish Kumar, presenter Stacey Dooley, columnist and author Caitlin Moran and comedian and actor Robert Webb to share their favourite books and review the two book club picks.

Season Finale

2021-06-14T18:00:00Z

2x06 Episode 6

Season Finale

2x06 Episode 6

  • 2021-06-14T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by presenter Ranvir Singh, comedians Micky Flanagan and Reginald D Hunter, and comedian and actor Sophia Willan to share their favourite books and review the two book club picks.

Season Premiere

2021-11-10T19:00:00Z

3x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

3x01 Episode 1

  • 2021-11-10T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by Silent Witness star Emilia Fox, comedians Dane Baptiste and Andy Parsons and Harry Potter actor Evanna Lynch to share their favourite books and review the two book club picks.

2021-11-17T19:00:00Z

3x02 Episode 2

3x02 Episode 2

  • 2021-11-17T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by Cold Feet star John Thomson, comedians Fern Brady and Lou Sanders and Saturday Kitchen’s wine guru Olly Smith to share their favourite books and review the two book club picks.

2021-11-24T19:00:00Z

3x03 Episode 3

3x03 Episode 3

  • 2021-11-24T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by actors Ben Miller and Kacey Ainsworth, TV judge Rob Rinder and comedian Sindhu Vee. They share their favourite books and review this week’s two book club choices: the new book pick, Still Life by Sarah Winman, and the Booker backlist gem, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid.

2021-12-01T19:00:00Z

3x04 Episode 4

3x04 Episode 4

  • 2021-12-01T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by four brilliant comedians - Alan Davies, Sarah Kendall, Iain Stirling and Suzi Ruffell - to share their favourite books and review the two book club picks.

2021-12-08T19:00:00Z

3x05 Episode 5

3x05 Episode 5

  • 2021-12-08T19:00:00Z29m

Sara Cox is joined by singer Sharleen Spiteri, TV chef and judge Prue Leith, comedian Jason Forbes and Ghosts star Ben Willbond to share their favourite books and review the two book club picks.

Season Finale

2021-12-15T19:00:00Z

3x06 Episode 6

Season Finale

3x06 Episode 6

  • 2021-12-15T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by Radio 1 DJ Greg James, actor Imogen Stubbs, singer Fleur East and comedian Lloyd Griffith to share their favourite books and review the two book club picks.

Season Premiere

2022-05-11T18:00:00Z

4x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

4x01 Episode 1

  • 2022-05-11T18:00:00Z30m

Sara is joined by author and presenter Richard Osman, comedian and Guilty Feminist Deborah Frances-White, actor David Morrissey, and DJ and presenter Vick Hope

2022-05-18T18:00:00Z

4x02 Episode 2

4x02 Episode 2

  • 2022-05-18T18:00:00Z30m

Sara is joined by newsreader and journalist Sir Trevor McDonald, actors Sarah Hadland and Peter Davison, and comedian and podcaster Cariad Lloyd.

2022-05-25T18:00:00Z

4x03 Episode 3

4x03 Episode 3

  • 2022-05-25T18:00:00Z30m

Sara is joined by actor Richard E Grant, entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den investor Deborah Meaden, comedian Stephen Bailey and actor, comedian and author Sukh Ojla.

2022-06-01T18:00:00Z

4x04 Episode 4

4x04 Episode 4

  • 2022-06-01T18:00:00Z30m

Sara is joined by comedians Jo Brand and Darren Harriott and actors Nina Wadia and Neil Morrissey to share their favourite books and review this week’s two book club choices.

2022-06-08T18:00:00Z

4x05 Episode 5

4x05 Episode 5

  • 2022-06-08T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, comedian and podcaster Pierre Novellie, TV and radio presenter Reverend Kate Bottley, and actor Adrian Scarborough.

2022-06-15T18:00:00Z

4x06 Episode 6

4x06 Episode 6

  • 2022-06-15T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by presenter and author Mel Giedroyc, Radio One DJ Jordan North, comedian Jen Brister and CBBC presenter Rhys Stephenson.

Season Finale

2022-06-22T18:00:00Z

4x07 Episode 7

Season Finale

4x07 Episode 7

  • 2022-06-22T18:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by Bastille frontman Dan Smith, comedian Catherine Bohart, and actors Colin Salmon and Katy Wix.

Season Premiere

2022-11-08T19:00:00Z

5x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

5x01 Episode 1

  • 2022-11-08T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by broadcaster and author Graham Norton, The One Show’s Alex Jones, actor Amanda Abbington and former marine turned presenter JJ Chalmers. They share their favourite books and review this week’s two book club choices: the new book pick, The Perfect Golden Circle, by Benjamin Myers, and the first in a selection from the Booker Prize backlist, Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell.

2022-11-15T19:00:00Z

5x02 Episode 2

5x02 Episode 2

  • 2022-11-15T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by actor and author Ruth Jones, comedian and writer Kae Kurd, Harry Potter star and comedian Jessie Cave, and director and actor Samuel West. They share their favourite books and review this week’s two book club choices: the new book pick, The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk, and the selection from the Booker Prize backlist, Snap by Belinda Bauer.

2022-11-22T19:00:00Z

5x03 Episode 3

5x03 Episode 3

  • 2022-11-22T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by actor and author Paterson Joseph, newsreader Sophie Raworth, and comedians Al Murray and Jenny Eclair. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson, and the selection from the Booker Prize backlist, The Long Song by Andrea Levy.

2022-12-06T19:00:00Z

5x04 Episode 4

5x04 Episode 4

  • 2022-12-06T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by comedian Tom Allen, actors Pam Ferris and Rakhee Thakrar, and comedian and actor Stephen Mangan to share their favourite books and review the two book club choices.

2022-12-13T19:00:00Z

5x05 Episode 5

5x05 Episode 5

  • 2022-12-13T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by broadcasters Gabby Logan and Ade Adepitan, comedian and actor Kerry Godliman and presenter and actor Tom Read Wilson. They share their favourite books and review two book club choices: the new book pick, Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, and the selection from The Booker Prize backlist, Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively.

2022-12-20T19:00:00Z

5x06 Episode 6

5x06 Episode 6

  • 2022-12-20T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by rugby legend and broadcaster Ugo Monye, comedian Sarah Keyworth, and TV and radio hosts Clara Amfo and Rick Edwards to share their favourite books and review the book club choices.

Season Premiere

2023-03-13T19:00:00Z

6x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

6x01 Episode 1

  • 2023-03-13T19:00:00Z30m

Sara Cox is joined by broadcaster Angela Scanlon, DJ Spoony, barrister turned author and broadcaster Rob Rinder, and musician and presenter Cerys Matthews. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the first of the new book picks, In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan, and the first of a selection of books set in Europe to celebrate Eurovision, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, which is set in Iceland.

2023-03-20T19:00:00Z

6x02 Episode 2

6x02 Episode 2

  • 2023-03-20T19:00:00Z30m

Sara is joined by comedians Alan Davies and Ivo Graham and actors Samantha Bond and Sunetra Sarker. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone, and the second of a selection of books set in Europe to celebrate Eurovision, Lullaby by Leïla Slimani, which is set in France.

2023-03-27T18:00:00Z

6x03 Episode 3

6x03 Episode 3

  • 2023-03-27T18:00:00Z30m

Sara is joined by comedians Mel Giedroyc and Sophie Duker, chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and actor Nigel Havers. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, The Weyward by Emilia Hart , and the third of a selection of books set in Europe to celebrate Eurovision, Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov, which is set in Ukraine.

2023-04-03T18:00:00Z

6x04 Episode 4

6x04 Episode 4

  • 2023-04-03T18:00:00Z30m

2023-04-10T18:00:00Z

6x05 Episode 5

6x05 Episode 5

  • 2023-04-10T18:00:00Z30m

2023-04-17T18:00:00Z

6x06 Episode 6

6x06 Episode 6

  • 2023-04-17T18:00:00Z30m

Season Premiere

2023-11-06T19:00:00Z

7x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

7x01 Episode 1

  • 2023-11-06T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by actor and comedian Rob Delaney, broadcaster Anita Rani, actor Richard Armitage and comedian Jo Brand. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks, and the first of a selection of books from the Booker Prize backlist, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.

2023-11-13T19:00:00Z

7x02 Episode 2

7x02 Episode 2

  • 2023-11-13T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by Adrian Edmundson, Annie MacManus, Chris McCausland and Angela Barnes. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick and the first of a selection of books from the Booker Prize backlist.

2023-11-20T19:00:00Z

7x03 Episode 3

7x03 Episode 3

  • 2023-11-20T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by broadcaster and author Sandi Toksvig, presenter Alex Jones, comedian and author Adam Kay, and actor Omari Douglas. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, Remember, Mr Sharma by AP Firdaus, and the third of a selection of books from the Booker Prize backlist, The Light of Day by Graham Swift.

2023-11-27T19:00:00Z

7x04 Episode 4

7x04 Episode 4

  • 2023-11-27T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by comedians Ed Byrne, Suzi Ruffell and Ahir Shah, as well as author and actor Andi Osho. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong, and the fourth of a selection of books from the Booker Prize backlist, My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

2023-12-04T19:00:00Z

7x05 Episode 5

7x05 Episode 5

  • 2023-12-04T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by comedians Nish Kumar and Laura Smyth and actors and comedians Ben Miller and Kerry Godliman. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, Devil’s Breath by Jill Johnson, and the fifth of a selection of books from the Booker Prize backlist, Any Human Heart by William Boyd.

2023-12-11T19:00:00Z

7x06 Episode 6

7x06 Episode 6

  • 2023-12-11T19:00:00Z29m

Sara is joined by singer and author Geri Halliwell-Horner, actor Bill Paterson, presenter and comedian Ellie Taylor and actor and comedian Miles Jupp. They share their favourite books and review the two book club choices: the new book pick, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou by Eleni Kyriacou, and the last of a selection of books from the Booker Prize backlist, Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler.

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