A Good Read - 30/03/2010

Sue MacGregor discusses book recommendations with writer, broadcaster and ex-MP Gyles Brandreth and actor and director Burt Caesar. Gyles Brandreth is novelist and biographer (of royalty), a prolific broadcaster (most regularly on 'The One Show'), an actor, ex-MP for Chester and raconteur. Burt Caesar was born in St Kitts and came to the UK as a child. His acting career has ranged widely, encompassing a Bond film, Shakespeare and many plays for BBC Radio Four. Burt is also a director for stage and television, artistic advisor at RADA and creative consultant at the Museum of London. BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THE PROGRAMME: Sue MacGregor's choice: Right Ho Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse Publ. Arrow Books Gyles Brandreth's choice: Seasonal Suicide Notes by Roger Lewis Publ. Short Books Burt Caesar's choice: Beyond a Boundary by CLR James Publ. Yellow Jersey Press.