# Xantoné Blacq and Harry Trevaldwyn

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-good-read-7332172/xanton-blacq-and-harry-trevaldwyn
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-good-read-7332172/xanton-blacq-and-harry-trevaldwyn.md
Podcast: [A Good Read](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-good-read-7332172)
Published: 2025-06-23T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dz5m
Audio file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0ljy74v.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-good-read-7332172/episodes/xanton-blacq-and-harry-trevaldwyn
Duration seconds: 1665

## Resource

WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT by Sarah Winman, chosen by Harry Trevaldwyn THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho, chosen by Xantoné Blacq JAMES by Percival Everett, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Music producer and composer Xantoné Blacq joins actor and writer Harry Trevaldwyn to share the books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert. First up, Harry brings to the table a book by The Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Winman. A book about childhood and growing up, friendships and families, triumph and tragedy and everything in between. When God Was a Rabbit celebrates the magic of the everyday for Harry, but what do the others think of it? Next up, Xantoné chooses The Alchemist by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, which since publication in 1988 has become a widely translated international bestseller. A blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore, Xantoné finds it an incredibly motivational read. Are Harry and Harriett also inspired by it? Finally, Harriett puts forward Percival Everett's most recent book, the 2024 Booker Prize nominated 'James'. Both funny and horrifying, soulful and thrilling, Everett reframes the story of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim. Harriett is blown away by it - do the others agree? Producer: Becky Ripley Photo credit CK Morrison

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-good-read-7332172/episodes/xanton-blacq-and-harry-trevaldwyn/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-good-read-7332172/xanton-blacq-and-harry-trevaldwyn.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.