The Radio 2 Book Club - Cressida Cowell on the joy of reading

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Cressida Cowell (bestselling children's author of the 'How To Train Your Dragon' series) joins Sara for a natter about the joy of reading.

As an ambassador for The National Year Of Reading, Cressida is passionate about getting people reading for pleasure - especially children - and chats to Sara about the various plans in place this year to encourage more people to pick up a book, comic, graphic novel - or even listen to an audiobook.

She also takes us behind the scenes of the filming of 'How To Train Your Dragon 2' which has just started filming!

Published on Tuesday, 3rd February 2026.

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