# The Book Club

A podcast by Goalhanger. The Book Club, hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett, brings the historical context behind famous books to life. Each week, the hosts explore a classic or contemporary title, unpacking the world in which it was written and the story behind its author. This is not your typical literature podcast: The Book Club educates AND entertains, leaving you knowing some of the greatest stories ever told.

Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thebookclub

## Latest episodes

- [38. The Truth Behind Stephen King’s The Shining](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/b614817bcc23) (2026-10-27, 80 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6843324803.mp3
- [37. Dostoevsky’s Russian Masterpiece: White Nights](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/59992f83dfbe) (2026-10-19, 79 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9941677039.mp3
- [36. The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath’s Tragedy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/3cd34664c3c2) (2026-10-12, 95 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5512313530.mp3
- [35. Goldfinger: The Ultimate James Bond Novel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/9a74aa11cc2f) (2026-10-05, 76 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8942775441.mp3
- [34. American Psycho: Murder, Trump, and New York City](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/a9ca3f7507ff) (2026-09-28, 73 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4853356979.mp3
- [33. Jane Eyre: The Best Brontë Novel?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/d077e227e26c) (2026-09-21, 83 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2854849781.mp3
- [32. A Month In The Country: Is This The Greatest Novella Ever Written?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/ebb8ef85aad0) (2026-09-14, 66 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1778817298.mp3
- [31. Lord Of The Flies: Survival Of The Fittest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/f13c7e12247e) (2026-09-07, 78 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4562078991.mp3
- [30. Lolita: Nabokov’s Twisted Masterpiece?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/95a591a13fec) (2026-08-31, 92 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8531626018.mp3
- [29. Rebecca: Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic Epic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/2035b089827e) (2026-08-24, 70 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4033988269.mp3
- [28. Hemingway’s Spanish Civil War: For Whom The Bell Tolls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/b92afbaeb28d) (2026-08-17, 80 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7067989345.mp3
- [27. Brave New World: The Dystopia That Came True?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/aa0e9dd73679) (2026-08-10, 83 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6095245668.mp3
- [26. Mafia and Mystery: Is ‘My Brilliant Friend’ the Greatest Novel of the Century?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/a3e868216c99) (2026-08-03, 73 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1751491389.mp3
- [25. The Thirty-Nine Steps: The First James Bond](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/83c165c29e96) (2026-07-27, 73 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6290013470.mp3
- [24. Jane Austen, Nazis and Murder: The Ultimate Summer Reading List](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/a26d25000e98) (2026-07-23, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1284454047.mp3
- [23. The Odyssey Retold: Circe, Monsters and Myth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/db4388bf9864) (2026-07-20, 71 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1872282253.mp3
- [22. The Leopard: The Greatest Historical Novel Ever Written?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/7d3ecae06218) (2026-07-13, 82 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9512888595.mp3
- [21. The Wind In The Willows: How A Bedtime Story Became An Icon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/59fe91d315a6) (2026-07-06, 93 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6823803804.mp3
- [20. Game of Thrones: The Horrifying True Story Behind A Song of Ice and Fire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/6fb16576e319) (2026-06-29, 88 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3989077324.mp3
- [19. Little Women: The Secret Sadness of a Classic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/e64cdb2a813f) (2026-06-22, 77 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5057654990.mp3
- [18. The Code Of The Woosters: The Funniest Book Ever Written?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/b91d79a48ded) (2026-06-15, 66 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1307745505.mp3
- [17. Oscar Wilde's Downfall: The Picture of Dorian Gray](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/aca67bd42277) (2026-06-08, 83 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4097377782.mp3
- [16. The Hunger Games: Rebellion and Violence In Dystopian America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/6c2e6a2f1c0c) (2026-06-01, 76 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6318618598.mp3
- [15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/a7809e9c06b7) (2026-05-25, 84 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1385244393.mp3
- [14. Beloved: Memory, Morrison, and Modern American Fiction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/4a138cc022ef) (2026-05-18, 80 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2124827699.mp3?updated=1779101719
- [13. The Woman In White: Victorians, Sensation, and Scandal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/96fc5b85e8e6) (2026-05-11, 73 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9913335101.mp3?updated=1778506920
- [12. A Court of Thorns and Roses: ''Fairy Smut'' or Fantasy Sensation?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/e483b47471a7) (2026-05-04, 76 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4243643989.mp3?updated=1777719470
- [11. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Mystery, Folklore, and Sherlock Holmes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/bc23b15dda0c) (2026-04-27, 77 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1674698653.mp3?updated=1777318825
- [10. East Of Eden: Steinbeck, Sin, and Redemption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/1ec2bebae3b4) (2026-04-20, 69 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2496601018.mp3?updated=1776693434
- [9. Normal People: Class, Ireland, and Heartbreak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/fe06bdee2bc5) (2026-04-13, 70 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3604209555.mp3?updated=1776121772
- [8. Northern Lights: Dogma, Destiny, and Dæmons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/8ac03574b3ad) (2026-04-06, 78 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5442782854.mp3?updated=1775550717
- [7. Frankenstein: Horror, Humanity, and Hubris](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/2b0d5435be44) (2026-03-30, 77 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4427805699.mp3?updated=1774938249
- [6. The Secret History: Dark Academia, Greek Myth, and Murder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/f685d2e0786c) (2026-03-24, 84 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5519004877.mp3?updated=1774369255
- [5. Nineteen Eighty-Four: Big Brother, Surveillance, and Fear](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/8943628481f4) (2026-03-17, 89 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9130775302.mp3?updated=1773930396
- [4. Hamnet: Love, Grief, and Motherhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/a4d185dbb5d6) (2026-03-10, 68 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8863637834.mp3?updated=1773929841
- [3. The Great Gatsby: Old Money, Murder, and the American Dream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/12c59b9c003e) (2026-03-03, 69 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5649401203.mp3?updated=1773917144
- [2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Cloning, Free Will, and Soulmates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/fff2ea283310) (2026-02-24, 64 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6764047169.mp3?updated=1771883806
- [1. Wuthering Heights: Passion, Violence, and Revenge on the Moors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/52c41d036a56) (2026-02-17, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5206109382.mp3?updated=1772466967
- [The Book Club - Trailer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1876049295/b92023f994d4) (2026-02-10, 2 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1749596226.mp3?updated=1771409108

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