Between the Covers | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Sara Cox |
Presented by | Sara Cox |
Theme music composer | Mat Andasun |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 8 |
No. of episodes | 50 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Amanda Ross |
Producers | Emma Cahusac Pollyanne Galpin Holly Godsland Scott Jenkins |
Running time | 29 minutes |
Production company | Cactus TV |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 9 October 2020 – 3 December 2024 |
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. [1]
In March 2024, a Between The Covers Live! Tour was announced. [2] This initial run of shows would have show dates in London, Oxford, Nottingham, Birmingham, Reading and Brighton [3] and will feature Jo Brand, Kacey Ainsworth, Stephen Mangan, Joseph O’Connor. The tour will be hosted by the TV series executive producer, Amanda Ross.
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a book of the week pick from 2020, and a book written by one of the guests. These books are: [4] [5]
Book of the Week Pick (From 2020)
Book Written By a Guest
No. | Guest Stars | Directed by | Original air date |
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1 | Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Phil Wang |
| 9 October 2020 |
First episode. 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 B.C.E.) 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. [6] [7] | |||
2 | Richard Osman, Ricky Wilson, Ellie Taylor, and Lolly Adefope |
| 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. [8] [7] | |||
3 | Ade Adepitan, Rebecca Front, Bill Bailey, and Sophie Ward |
| 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. [9] [7] | |||
4 | Andi Osho, Jo Brand, Will Young, and Ade Edmondson |
| 30 October 2020 |
Books chosen by the guests are Red Dwarf (1989) by Grant Naylor (Andi Osho), The Ragged-Trousered 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. [10] [7] | |||
5 | Anita Rani, Laura Whitmore, Alan Davies, and Russell Kane |
| 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 from 2020 is Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, and the book written by a guest is Just Ignore Him (2020) by Alan Davies. [11] [7] | |||
6 | Meera Syal, Babita Sharma, Guvna B, and Dave Gorman |
| 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 Colour: 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. [12] [7] | |||
7 | Desiree Burch, Graham Norton, Grace Dent, and Ben Miller |
| 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. [13] [7] |
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a book recently published in 2021, and a popular book from 2020. These books are: [14] [15] [16]
2021
2020
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a new book from 2021 and a Booker Prize backlist gem. These books are: [29] [30]
2021
Booker Prize backlist gems
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a new book from 2022 and a book from the Big Jubilee Read. These books are: [43] [44]
2022
Big Jubilee Read
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a new book from 2022 and one from the Booker Prize back catalogue. These books are: [59] [60]
2022
Booker Prize
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a new book from 2023 and a book set in Europe to celebrate Eurovision. [73] [74] [75]
2023
Eurovision-inspired book
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a new book from 2023 and a classic from the Booker back catalogue. [88] [89] [90]
2023
Booker Prize
Sara Cox talks to guest stars about their favourite books as well as a book of the week pick from 2024. [103] [104]
2024
On 9 August 2025, the BBC has axed Between the Covers after eight series and it will not return for a ninth series this autumn.