Welcome to The Power of a Book podcast. The only podcast with the power to eradicate book poverty in children. It's a podcast with purpose.
Join our host, BAFTA-nominated comedian and author Rachel Parris (The Late Night Mash), as she talks with some much-loved public figures about the children's books that have been powerful enough to shape their lives.
A kind of desert-island-children's-book show - so who better to kick us off than the lovely Lauren Laverne?
Over the series, Rachel Parris brings listeners into intimate conversations where guests explore their literary inheritance and celebrate the universal power of stories to connect and inspire us all.
Brought to you by The Children's Book Project - the national charity that takes your preloved, unwanted children’s books and gives them to families with few, if any, of their own.
Just by listening, you help us achieve our goal - to eliminate book poverty in children.
Three books, Three stories
Each guest selects three titles that uncover personal revelations:
Guests include: Lauren Laverne, siblings Anita and Stephen Mangan, Andi Oliver, Ivor and David Baddiel, Clare Balding and Suli Breaks.
Help us eliminate book poverty in children:
Find your local book donation site here - there are hundreds across the country
Subscribe, follow and review The Power of a Book here
Follow us on X
Follow us on Instagram
Explore the upcoming series and get a sneaky look at bonus material here
Written, produced and edited by Rachel Shelley
In collaboration with The Children's Book Project charity.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to The Power of a Book podcast. The only podcast with the power to eradicate book poverty in children. It's a podcast with purpose.
Join our host, BAFTA-nominated comedian and author Rachel Parris (The Late Night Mash), as she talks with some much-loved public figures about the children's books that have been powerful enough to shape their lives.
A kind of desert-island-children's-book show - so who better to kick us off than the lovely Lauren Laverne?
Over the series, Rachel Parris brings listeners into intimate conversations where guests explore their literary inheritance and celebrate the universal power of stories to connect and inspire us all.
Brought to you by The Children's Book Project - the national charity that takes your preloved, unwanted children’s books and gives them to families with few, if any, of their own.
Just by listening, you help us achieve our goal - to eliminate book poverty in children.
Three books, Three stories
Each guest selects three titles that uncover personal revelations:
Guests include: Lauren Laverne, siblings Anita and Stephen Mangan, Andi Oliver, Ivor and David Baddiel, Clare Balding and Suli Breaks.
Help us eliminate book poverty in children:
Find your local book donation site here - there are hundreds across the country
Subscribe, follow and review The Power of a Book here
Follow us on X
Follow us on Instagram
Explore the upcoming series and get a sneaky look at bonus material here
Written, produced and edited by Rachel Shelley
In collaboration with The Children's Book Project charity.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stephen Mangan is a comedian, actor, writer and father.
Anita Mangan is an artist, graphic designer and mother.
Together with our host Rachel Parris (BAFTA-nominated comedian, actor, author), siblings Stephen and Anita reveal (at least) three children's books that have helped make them who they are today.
Delivering not quite the soundtrack of their lives, but the literary yarns that knit them together.
Three books:
Also celebrating their latest novel Barrie Saves Christmas published by Scholastic.
Brought to you by The Children's Book Project - the Queen's Award-winning national charity that takes your pre-loved, unwanted children’s books and gives them to families with few, if any, of their own.
Just by listening, you help us achieve our goal - to eliminate book poverty in children.
Guests this series:
Written, produced and edited by Rachel Shelley
In collaboration with The Children's Book Project charity.
Help us eliminate book poverty in children:
Find your local book donation site
Subscribe, follow and review The Power of a Book
Follow The Children's Book Project on X and Instagram
Explore bonus material here
Every time you do, we get one step closer to dramatically transforming a child's life.
That's the power of a book.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
