The Book Club

39 - 38. The Truth Behind Stephen King’s The Shining

The Book Club, hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett, brings the historical context behind famous books to life. Each week, the hosts explore a classic or contemporary title, unpacking the world in which it was written and the story behind its author. This is not your typical literature podcast: The Book Club educates AND entertains, leaving you knowing some of the greatest stories ever told.

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39 - 38. The Truth Behind Stephen King’s The Shining

Tue, 27 Oct 2026
38 - 37. Dostoevsky’s Russian Masterpiece: White Nights

Mon, 19 Oct 2026
37 - 36. The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Tragedy

Mon, 12 Oct 2026
36 - 35. Goldfinger: The Ultimate James Bond Novel

Mon, 05 Oct 2026
35 - 34. American Psycho: Murder, Trump, and New York City

Mon, 28 Sep 2026
34 - 33. Jane Eyre: The Best Brontë Novel?

Mon, 21 Sep 2026
33 - 32. A Month In The Country: Is This The Greatest Novella Ever Written?

Mon, 14 Sep 2026
32 - 31. Lord Of The Flies: Survival Of The Fittest

Mon, 07 Sep 2026
31 - 30. Lolita: Nabokov’s Twisted Masterpiece?

Mon, 31 Aug 2026
30 - 29. Rebecca: Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic Epic

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
29 - 28. Hemingway’s Spanish Civil War: For Whom The Bell Tolls

Mon, 17 Aug 2026
28 - 27. Brave New World: The Dystopia That Came True?

Mon, 10 Aug 2026
27 - 26. Mafia and Mystery: Is ‘My Brilliant Friend’ the Greatest Novel of the Century?

Mon, 03 Aug 2026
26 - 25. The Thirty-Nine Steps: The First James Bond

Mon, 27 Jul 2026
25 - 24. Jane Austen, Nazis and Murder: The Ultimate Summer Reading List

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
24 - 23. The Odyssey Retold: Circe, Monsters and Myth

Mon, 20 Jul 2026
23 - 22. The Leopard: The Greatest Historical Novel Ever Written?

Mon, 13 Jul 2026
22 - 21. The Wind In The Willows: How A Bedtime Story Became An Icon

Mon, 06 Jul 2026
21 - 20. Game of Thrones: The Horrifying True Story Behind A Song of Ice and Fire

Mon, 29 Jun 2026
20 - 19. Little Women: The Secret Sadness of a Classic

Mon, 22 Jun 2026
19 - 18. The Code Of The Woosters: The Funniest Book Ever Written?

Mon, 15 Jun 2026
18 - 17. Oscar Wilde's Downfall: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Mon, 08 Jun 2026
17 - 16. The Hunger Games: Rebellion and Violence In Dystopian America

Mon, 01 Jun 2026
16 - 15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change

Mon, 25 May 2026
15 - 14. Beloved: Memory, Morrison, and Modern American Fiction

Mon, 18 May 2026
14 - 13. The Woman In White: Victorians, Sensation, and Scandal

Mon, 11 May 2026
13 - 12. A Court of Thorns and Roses: ''Fairy Smut'' or Fantasy Sensation?

Mon, 04 May 2026
12 - 11. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Mystery, Folklore, and Sherlock Holmes

Mon, 27 Apr 2026
11 - 10. East Of Eden: Steinbeck, Sin, and Redemption

Mon, 20 Apr 2026
10 - 9. Normal People: Class, Ireland, and Heartbreak

Mon, 13 Apr 2026
9 - 8. Northern Lights: Dogma, Destiny, and Dæmons

Mon, 06 Apr 2026
8 - 7. Frankenstein: Horror, Humanity, and Hubris

Mon, 30 Mar 2026
7 - 6. The Secret History: Dark Academia, Greek Myth, and Murder

Tue, 24 Mar 2026
6 - 5. Nineteen Eighty-Four: Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear

Tue, 17 Mar 2026
5 - 4. Hamnet: Love, Grief, and Motherhood

Tue, 10 Mar 2026
4 - 3. The Great Gatsby: Old Money, Murder, and the American Dream

Tue, 03 Mar 2026
3 - 2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Cloning, Free Will, and Soulmates

Tue, 24 Feb 2026
2 - 1. Wuthering Heights: Passion, Violence, and Revenge on the Moors

Tue, 17 Feb 2026
1 - The Book Club - Trailer

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

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