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On the annual All Things Considered book review programme, we have the work of some brilliant writers.  Widely celebrated by their peers, they’ve won strings of awards, dedicated followers, and acclaim around the world.  At least one is credited with producing classics. But what will our panel of discerning readers make of their latest offerings?  

Roy Jenkins is joined by the first woman to be elected a Bishop in the Church in Wales, Canon Jo Penberthy, George Craig, former civil servant and a regular voice with Weekend Word on Good Morning Wales, and historian Dr Elin Jones from Ystrad Mynach, chair of the mental health charity Hafal.

The books discussed:
All Things Made New Writings on the Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch; The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain; Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen.. 

Our guests’ choices:
Numero Zero by Umberto Eco; The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes; Spectacles, A Memoir by Sue Perkins