Richard Osman

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Summer books: Zadie Smith, Ian Rankin, Richard Osman and others pick their favourites
Leading authors recommend the best recent books, from a forbidden love affair at the Western Front to a murder mystery set in Egypt

David Nicholls; Zadie Smith; Pankaj Mishra; Olivia Laing; Colm Tóibín; Ian Rankin; Ali Smith; Mohsin Hamid; Margo Jefferson; Anne Enright; Jonathan Coe; Katherine Rundell; Curtis Sittenfeld; Richard Osman; Maggie O’Farrell; Sara Collins; Mick Herron; Shehan Karunatilaka

24, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM

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The joy of crime fiction: thriller writers on their favourite crime fiction
Val McDermid, Nicci French, Anthony Horowitz and more reveal what makes a great novel, celebrating writers including Patricia Highsmith, Donna Tartt and Dennis Lehane

31, Jul, 2022 @4:30 AM

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Summer books: Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, Richard Osman and more on what they’re reading
Authors share the books they have enjoyed reading this year, including a hilarious dark comedy, poetry and a study of mystery illnesses

Hilary Mantel, David Nicholls, Yuval Noah Harari, Sarah Perry, Sarah Waters, Richard Osman, Bernardine Evaristo, Diana Evans, Torrey Peters, Douglas Stuart, Sara Collins, Michael Rosen, Elif Shafak, Ian Rankin, Olivia Laing and Polly Samson

05, Jun, 2021 @7:00 AM

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Richard Osman: 'I want to be writing novels for the rest of my life now'
The television presenter and debut author on John le Carré, his favourite crime writers and the funniest book in the English language

Richard Osman

28, Aug, 2020 @9:00 AM

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Struggling to read, or write? How to be creative in lockdown
Are you finding it hard to concentrate, or don’t know where to start? Michael Frayn, Marian Keyes, Richard Osman and more share their tips

Richard Osman, Marian Keyes, Kerry Hudson, Michael Frayn ,Sara Collins, Jessie Burton, Kit de Waal and Joe Dunthorne

02, May, 2020 @8:00 AM

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Richard Osman: 'Television is utterly democratic'

To celebrate the 2014 Arqiva British Academy Television awards, Richard Osman reveals what TV has done for him, and why Countryfile is a bigger deal than The Da Vinci Code

Richard Osman

11, May, 2014 @7:00 AM

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From Justin Bieber to Mrs Brown's Boys: hating them just isn't worth it | Richard Osman
Yes, many things and people in life are intensely annoying, and the natural reaction to them is sheer, volcanic hatred. But most of them are also entirely inconsequential, so why bother?

Richard Osman

31, Jan, 2014 @2:53 PM

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Richard Osman's Pointless general knowledge quiz

Test your knowledge of the obscure names and weird stories that made the news this year. Your quizmaster: the man with all the answers on the hit BBC game show

Richard Osman

23, Dec, 2013 @1:00 PM

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The 100 top things you honestly don't need to do before you die | Richard Osman

Richard Osman: From watching Breaking Bad to climbing Machu Picchu to reading Great Expectations, the 'must do before you die' list is getting too long. You could always just watch Pointless instead

Richard Osman

05, Oct, 2013 @7:00 AM

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For me, watercress soup just seems a bit … pointless. Let's talk chocolate | Richard Osman

Richard Osman: Last year I organised the World Cup of Chocolate on Twitter. Yes, I do have too much time on my hands. But you want to know what won, don't you?

Richard Osman

08, Jun, 2013 @7:30 AM

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