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The Best Episodes of The Book Show Season 5

Every episode of The Book Show Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Book Show Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Book Show Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

    NEW SERIES 5 - Susan Hill, Sebastian Faulks, and James Ellroy

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    Jilly Cooper, Judith Kerr, and Salman Rushdie

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S5:E3

    Lynne Reid Banks, Justine Picardie, Barry Humphries, and Lee Child

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S5:E4

    Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl; Val McDermid; and Michael Frayn

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #5 - Episode 5

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    Iain M Banks on his latest sci-fi novel Surface Detail, Michelle Paver on why she finds the arctic such a scary place in her new novel Dark Matter, and Bernard Cornwell on how necessity drove him to become a novelist and his latest book The Fort.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    Helen of Troy in jeans Bettany Hughes, travel writer Tim Butcher, and satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe. Plus, Alison Weir on The Write Place and Ken Follett's bedside reads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #7 - Episode 7

    S5:E7

    India Knight talks about Comfort & Joy, Nicholas Evans on The Brave, and Amanda Foreman on A World on Fire

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    Conn Iggulden, Michael Holroyd, and Dawn French on their latest books and what every 21 year old should be reading. Plus a look inside Philip Kerr's study, Peter Carey's favourite bookshop, and Tara Palmer Tomkinson's bedside reads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #9 - Episode 9

    S5:E9

    Sir Michael Parkinson talks about lasting fame as Emu's interviewer and being grumpy, Edmund de Waal shows off his family heirlooms, and PD James on turning real life detective. Plus the first of our Xmas book recommendations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    #10 - Episode 10

    S5:E10

    Nigella Lawson, Kevin McCloud, and Kate Morton

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 11 - Episode 11
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    #11 - Episode 11

    S5:E11

    Biographer Sarah Bakewell, spin doctor and diarist Alistair Campbell, and cult film director John Waters

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    #12 - Episode 12

    S5:E12

    Lindsey Davis, Daisy Goodwin, and Raymond Khoury

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 13 - Episode 13
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    #13 - Episode 13

    S5:E13

    Guest authors Matthew Parris, Leila Aboulela, and writer/director Rowan Joffé. Also Armistead Maupin on his Bedside Reads, Jonathan Safran Foer reads us his Fine Line, Colin Dexter gives his Book Club Recommendation, and Sister Wendy reveals her writing habits.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 14 - Episode 14
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    #14 - Episode 14

    S5:E14

    Linda Grant, Simon Sebag Montefiore, and Jane Shilling. Plus Belle de Jour's bedside reads, Mark Mills' Book Club, and Steve Bell's study.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 15 - Episode 15
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    #15 - Episode 15

    S5:E15

    Wendy Holden, Anthony Quinn, and Edna O'Brien as well as a trip to Paris to see Victor Hugo's study, as well as Rebecca Hunt's bedside reads and Philip Kerr's Book Club selection.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 16 - Episode 16
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    #16 - Episode 16

    S5:E16

    Allison Pearson, Helen Dunmore, and Francesca Beauman. Plus: Hugh Bonneville on his book club choice, Kate Mosse on The Write Place, and Alexander McCall Smith reveals his bedside reads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 17 - Episode 17
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    #17 - Episode 17

    S5:E17

    Bath Literature Festival (1/2): Howard Jacobson, Colin Thubron, and Kim Edwards

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 18 - Episode 18
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    #18 - Episode 18

    S5:E18

    Bath Literature Festival (2/2): Kazuo Ishiguro, David Starkey, and Aminatta Forna

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 19 - Episode 19
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    #19 - Episode 19

    S5:E19

    Words by the Water: Jackie Kay, Valerie Grove, and Joanna Trollope

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 20 - Episode 20
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    #20 - Episode 20

    S5:E20

    Ways With Words Festival: Salley Vickers, Manju Kapur, and Chris Mullin

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 21 - Episode 21
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    #21 - Episode 21

    S5:E21

    Noughts and Crosses writer Malorie Blackman, Costa-nominated author Louise Doughty, and controversial historian Niall Ferguson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 22 - Episode 22
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    #22 - Episode 22

    S5:E22

    Melvyn Bragg, Emma Donoghue, and Wendy Cope

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 23 - Episode 23
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    #23 - Episode 23

    S5:E23

    Biographer Hugo Vickers tells all about Wallis Simpson, bestselling rom-com author Jenny Colgan serves up a feast, and Jennifer Egan tells us about her novel A Visit From The Goon Squad which she says is Proust meets The Sopranos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 24 - Episode 24
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    #24 - Episode 24

    S5:E24

    Philip Hensher, Peter Ackroyd, and Sara Paretsky

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Book Show Season 5 Episode 25 - Episode 25
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    #25 - Episode 25

    S5:E25

    Stefanie Powers, Monica Ali,and Paula McLain

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "The Book Show" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/14/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".