Wrapped up in books: What to read this Christmas

<p>David Aaronovitch sits down with Times Radio breakfast show host Stig Abell to share some of their most cherished festive page turners.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><p>Stig Abell - Times Radio Breakfast show host, Sunday Times columnist.</p><p><br></p><p>With book recommendations from:</p><p>John Witherow - Editor, The Times.</p><p>Emma Tucker - Editor, Sunday Times.</p><p>Andrew Holgate - Literary Editor, Sunday Times.</p><p>Matt Dickinson - Chief Sports Writer, The Times.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: David Aaronovitch.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The books:</p><p>David:&nbsp;</p><p>Selling Hitler - Robert Harris</p><p>Out of Pure Rage - Jeff Dyer</p><p><br></p><p>Stig:</p><p>Things I Learned on the 6.28: A Guide to Daily Reading&nbsp;- Stig Abell</p><p>Summer of 1927 - Bill Bryson</p><p>A Distant Mirror - Barbara Tuchman</p><p><br></p><p>Matt Dickinson:</p><p>Moth and the Mountain - Ed Caesar</p><p><br></p><p>Emma Tucker:</p><p>The Motion of the Body Through Space - Lionel Shriver</p><p><br></p><p>Andrew Holgate:</p><p>English Pastoral - James Rebanks</p><p><br></p><p>John Witherow:</p><p>JFK: Volume 1: 1917-1956 - Frederik Logevall</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>