Between the Covers

Synopsis

Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel discussing their favourite book and two review sections.

First Air Date: 2020-10-09

Last Air Date: 2024-12-03

Number of Seasons: 8

Number of Episodes: 50

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Sara Cox as Self - Presenter
Jo Brand as Self
Richard Osman as Self
Adrian Edmondson as Self
Tom Allen as Self
Sara Pascoe as Self
Ellie Taylor as Self
Andi Osho as Self
Mel Giedroyc as Self
Rob Delaney as Self

Seasons

Series 1 (2020) - (7 Episodes)

Series 2 (2021) - (6 Episodes)

Series 3 (2021) - (6 Episodes)

Series 4 (2022) - (7 Episodes)

Series 5 (2022) - (6 Episodes)

Series 6 (2023) - (6 Episodes)

Series 7 (2023) - (6 Episodes)

Series 8 (2024) - (6 Episodes)

Series 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2020-10-09)

Sara Cox is joined by Phil Wang, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Tom Allen and Sara Pascoe to share their favourite books and to discuss "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig and Sara's book "Sex, Power, Money".
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2020-10-16)

Lolly Adefope, Ellie Taylor, Ricky Wilson and Richard Osman share the books that make them cry. They discuss Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud and Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2020-10-23)

Rebecca Front, Sophie Ward, Ade Adepitan and Bill Bailey discuss this week’s book group picks, Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh and Sophie Ward’s Love and Other Thought Experiments.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2020-10-30)

Sara Cox is joined by Jo Brand, Andi Osho, Ade Edmondson and Will Young to discuss this week’s book group picks, This Lovely City by Louise Hare and Will Young’s new book, To Be a Gay Man.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2020-11-06)

Sara Cox is joined by Laura Whitmore, Anita Rani, Russell Kane and Alan Davies. They share their favourite books and discuss Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers and Alan Davies’s Just Ignore Him.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2020-11-13)

This week, Sara is joined by actor and writer Meera Syal, rapper Guvna B, comedian Dave Gorman and newsreader Babita Sharma.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2020-11-20)

Sara Cox is joined by Ben Miller, Grace Dent, Desiree Burch and Graham Norton. They reveal the books they pretend to have read but haven’t and the book they would give someone on a first date.