Front Row
Front Row
25 Years of 21st Century: Books
February 11, 2025
42 minutes
Available for over a year
Front Row continues to look at how culture has changed in the first 25 years of this century with an edition focusing on books.
Tom Sutcliffe is in the Front Row studio with two writers who've helped to shape the literary landscape over those years – the novelists Zadie Smith and Andrew O'Hagan. They are joined by the presenter of Radio 4's A Good Read and World Book Club, Harriett Gilbert, who's chosen Smith's White Teeth as one of her key books so far this century. Plus Editor of The Bookseller Philip Jones joins the discussion to reflect on the changes in publishing and the impact of technology on our reading habits
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham