Bookclub - Janice Hallett
Led by presenter James Naughtie, the award-winning writer Janice Hallett speaks to a Bookclub audience about her debut novel, The Appeal. Published in 2021 the novel -- which is presented as a series of documents, emails, messages and transcripts -- follows an amateur dramatics troupe called The Fairway Players, which is staging a rendition of Arthur Miller's, All My Sons, to raise funds for little Poppy Reswick's life-saving medical treatment. But is it possible a murderer is hiding in plain sight?
This episode of Bookclub was recorded in Broadcasting House, London.
Producer: Dominic Howell
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This is a BBC Audio Scotland production.
Published on Sunday, 2nd August 2026.
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