Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A daily helping of book chat served with a smattering of music from Beth Porter and Ben Please of The Bookshop Band and their guests.
Among the guests today are Olga Wojtas, Stuart “French Bloke” Maclean and Will Ashon
The Bookshop Band write songs about books and perform them in bookshops. They have produced 13 albums to date and have written for authors including Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman and Robert Macfarlane. They moved to Wigtown after playing a gig in one of the town’s shops. thebookshopband.co.uk
"Terrific. Full of insight, humour and charm" – Joanne Harris
A daily helping of book chat served with a smattering of music from Beth Porter and Ben Please of The Bookshop Band and their guests.
Among the guests today are Olga Wojtas, Stuart “French Bloke” Maclean and Will Ashon
The Bookshop Band write songs about books and perform them in bookshops. They have produced 13 albums to date and have written for authors including Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman and Robert Macfarlane. They moved to Wigtown after playing a gig in one of the town’s shops. thebookshopband.co.uk
"Terrific. Full of insight, humour and charm" – Joanne Harris
![Stories for Lockdown || Stay at Home [AGES 7-12]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AJn6hkW8zw4/mqdefault.jpg "Stories for Lockdown || Stay at Home [AGES 7-12]
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