Dawn French - You're Booked

For this year's festive special, we are in the company of comedy royalty. It's the undisputed national treasure: Dawn French! As well as being part of the groundbreaking comedy duo French and Saunders, Dawn is the author of two books of memoir and four novels with the latest being the bestselling Because Of You. We talked to her about the funniest book she has ever read, fictional families, Ab Fab, Carrie Fisher, Beatrix Potter and unusual research methods.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDale Shaw - Painfully British HaikusDawn French - Because of YouBeatrix Potter - Tale of Mrs TiggywinkleBeatrix Potter - Tale of Peter RabbitRoald Dahl - The BFGEve Garnett - Family From One End StreetCarrie Fisher - Postcards From the EdgeJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceRuth Jones - Us ThreeDawn French - Dear FattyDiablo Cody - Candy GirlDawn French - Oh Dear SilviaRobert McFarlane - Old WaysJohn Williams - StonerPete Paphides - Broken GreekJessica Mitford - LettersCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseCharles Dickens - Christmas CarolCharles Dickens - David CopperfieldCharles Dickens - Oliver TwistSpike Milligan - PuckoonSpike Milligan - Silly Verse For KidsJane Hirshfield - The BeautyBrene Brown - Gifts of ImperfectionElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicDorothy Wordsworth - LettersJohn Lanchester - Debt to PleasureJohn Berger - And our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.