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The Radio 2 Book Club with Rahul Raina

Rahul Raina discusses his novel How to Kidnap the Rich - the Book Of The Month and TV producer, broadcaster and writer Richard Osman is the guest reviewer.

Rahul Raina discusses his debut novel How to Kidnap the Rich - the Radio 2 Book Club Book Of The Month, which is a satire on modern India and tells the story of 鈥楻amesh Kumar鈥�, who has a simple formula for fame and success鈥� find a wealthy kid, make him a star, and create an elaborate scheme to extort money from his parents.

Rahul runs his own consultancy in England for part of the year, and works for charities for street children and teaches English in India in the down season. He wrote How to Kidnap the Rich, set in the 40 degree heat of New Delhi, where he wrote it in the evening after doing his volunteer charity work.

TV producer, broadcaster and best-selling writer Richard Osman is the guest reviewer. And there's the Factoids, Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Tue 1 Jun 2021 14:00
主播大秀 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Good Thing

    • The Raw & The Cooked.
    • London.

  • The Supremes

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Moloko

    The Time Is Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Echo.

  • Mr. Mister

    Broken Wings

    • NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads: Total Eclipse of the Heart (Various Artis.
    • NOW.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    We're On Our Way Now

    • Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021).
    • Sour Mash Records.

  • Ingrid Michaelson

    To Begin Again (feat. ZAYN)

    • (CD Single).
    • Cabin 24 Records.

  • Mahmut Orhan & Sena 艦ener

    Fly Above

    • ULTRA RECORDS LLC.

  • Rina Sawayama

    Chosen Family (feat. Elton John)

    • (CD Single).
    • Dirty Hit.

  • Yola

    Diamond Studded Shoes

    • Stand For Myself.
    • Easy Eye Sound/Concord.
    • 1.

  • Sam Smith & Normani

    Dancing With A Stranger

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • David McWilliams

    The Days Of Pearly Spencer

    • Sounds Of The Sixties - 20 Swinging H.
    • Telstar.

  • for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton

    God Only Knows

    • Burn The Ships (Remixes & Collaborations).
    • Curb.

  • Neil Young

    Harvest Moon

  • The Rolling Stones

    Angie

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 2.

  • Gregory Isaacs

    Night Nurse

    • Pure Reggae - Volume 1.
    • Island.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    The River

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Where the Wild Roses Grow (feat. Kylie Minogue)

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Sam Cooke

    Cupid

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Irene Cara

    Flashdance... What a Feeling

    • Flashdance.
    • Casablanca.

  • 闯耻产毛濒

    Dumb

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Topic

    Breaking Me (feat. A7S)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Santa Esmeralda & Leroy Gomez

    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

    • Hits Of The 60s, 70s & 80s (Various).
    • Kenwest.

  • The Who

    Substitute

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 005.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Already There

    • Consequences.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • The Beatles

    Two Of Us

    • Let It Be.
    • Apple.
    • 1.

  • The Weeknd

    Blinding Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.
    • 1.

  • Commodores

    Easy

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Lukas Setto

    About Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Scorpia Records.

  • The Kid LAROI & Miley Cyrus

    WITHOUT YOU (Remix)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger

    (You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back

    • The Best Reggae Album In The World....
    • Virgin.

  • Nico & Vinz

    Am I Wrong

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Level 42

    Lessons In Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music '86.
    • Now.

  • LunchMoney Lewis

    Bills

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Tue 1 Jun 2021 14:00
    主播大秀 Radio 2

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