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The Radio 2 Book Club: With Karen Perry

Eric Idle delivers a Monty Python world exclusive and Simon discusses The Boy That Never Was with author Karen Perry, who is actually two writers, in the Radio 2 Book Club.

Eric Idle joins us on the phone at 17:20 to deliver a Monty Python World Exclusive.

Simon discusses The Boy That Never Was with author Karen Perry, who are actually two Irish writers, in the Radio 2 Book Club. We'll also hear from our listener reviewers about what they thought.
There will be a brand new Confession, your oldie suggestions and we'll help you with your homework.
Matt Williams will have the latest sport and Rebecca Pike brings us the money news.

The Book: Five years ago, three-year-old Dillon disappeared. For his father Harry - who left him alone for ten crucial minutes - it was an unforgiveable lapse. Yet Dillon's mother Robin has never blamed her husband: her own secret guilt is burden enough. Now they're trying to move on, returning home to Dublin to make a fresh start.

But their lives are turned upside down the day Harry sees an eight-year-old boy in a crowd. A boy Harry is convinced is Dillon. But the boy vanishes before he can do anything about it. What Harry thought he saw quickly plunges their marriage into a spiral of crazed obsession and broken trust, uncovering deceits and shameful secrets. Everything Robin and Harry ever believed about each other is cast into doubt.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 May 2014 17:05

Music Played

  • Joan Armatrading

    Show Some Emotion

    • Track Record.
    • A&M.
    • 8.
  • Blur

    There's No Other Way

    • Precious - Various Artists.
    • Dino.
  • Paul Carrack

    I'm Losing You

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack-UK.
    • 001.
  • Chromeo

    Jealous (I Ain't With It)

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Coldplay

    Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • The Nat King Cole Trio

    Straighten Up And Fly Right

    • The Nat King Cole Story (Disc 1).
    • Capitol.
  • Depeche Mode

    Master And Servant

    • The Best Of.
    • Mute.
    • 3.
  • Alicia Keys

    It's On Again (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 002.
  • Kraftwerk

    The Robots

    • Nick Rhodes & John Taylor Present: Only After Dark.
    • EMI.
  • Monty Python

    Lousy Song

    • Monty Python Sings (Again).
    • Virgin/UMC.
  • The Pointer Sisters

    Automatic

    • Choose 80's Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar TV.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Start Me Up

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 7.
  • Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

    • Donna Summer - On The Radio.
    • Casablanca.
    • 7.
  • Womack & Womack

    Teardrops

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

Broadcast

  • Tue 6 May 2014 17:05