Well, look who it is! That’s (clockwise from top left) Claire, Sakura, Dom and Polly sitting on the Sky Arts Book Club sofa. These wonderful people are my fellow book group buddies from London who were recently invited to be the featured book club on the TV show.
I co-founded the Riverside Readers with Simon Savidge more than a decade ago. Both of us have since moved on — me back to Australia and Simon to Liverpool — but the group is still going strong, meeting once a month on the Southbank in London to discuss books. It’s all fairly relaxed, and usually involves a bit of gossip, a drink or two, and a lot of laughs.
Over the years members have come and gone but the four pictured above are the stalwarts who have been there from the start — the only person missing is Armen, who couldn’t make the TV recording.
The show is hosted by Andi Oliver and Elizabeth Day, and in this episode, they are joined by writers Leone Ross and Sarah Vaughan. As an added bonus, Simon is one of the presenters.
You can watch the episode on the Club’s dedicated Facebook page.
Update: Don’t have Facebook, but live in the UK? I believe Sky Arts is free to view, so you may be able to download and watch on your desktop using a dedicated app. Try this link.
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Oh, what fun, to see your book group, your baby on TV! Your video clip won’t actually play, and I’m not on FB so I’ll take your word for it that they had a lively discussion!
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That’s just a screen shot and not a video… I believe SkyArts is free to watch in the UK, so perhaps try this link – I think you can download episodes and watch them https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/ba62104e-e7f2-407f-bb06-5f92dc7f7162/sky-arts-book-club/episodes/season-3/episode-2
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Thanks. I might curl up and listen later.
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That’s a nice legacy to leave behind you:)
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Am well chuffed. The group has gone through many ups and downs, but seems to be stronger than ever.
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Ohh how exciting Kim! That must have been a real thrill to watch your friends on tv,
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I was very excited when a mini clip first appeared on my insta feed a week or so ago! Especially when I got a name check in the clip!
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Oh that’s exciting kimbofo. Do you stay in touch?
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I do. We have a WhatsApp group but I also follow everyone on Instagram.
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That’s great. WhatsApp is great for things like this isn’t it.
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How lovely that Claire, Sakura, and Polly are all still going – I loved getting to know those three through various blogging things back in the day.
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How exciting!
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