The Underground Reading Club

Martin Carr joins BBC Radio Wales

On Sunday 10th December, as part of Adam Walton's Musical Mystery Tour on BBC Radio Wales [*see information on how to listen below], former Boo Radley and ex-bravecaptain, Martin Carr, will give us the benefit of his love of reading and lead us through some of his favourite books in a new, once-fortnightly section of the programme called the Underground Reading Club.

This isn't intended to be pseud's corner or a literature course; it will be an introduction for the layperson to some of the greatest works of leftfield literature. You won't need 'A' levels or a degree to join this club, just a love of books and a willingness to broaden your literary horizons.

Literature has been a great inspiration to all manner of songwriters, from Bob Dylan [who borrowed his surname from Dylan Thomas] to the Manic Street Preachers, via Martin himself: his former band, the Boo Radleys, were named after a character in Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

Everyone is invited to join us in reading the book and offering their thoughts and responses via e-mail to: adam.walton@bbc.co.uk

More information as we make it up at:

http://adamwalton.co.uk

The first novel we will be reading is Charles Bukowski's 'Ham on Rye'.

Grab a copy at your local library or bookshop and join us between 10pm and 1am on Sunday 10th December on BBC Radio Wales.

*Complete listening guide at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/sites/content/pages/frequencies.shtml

93 ñ 96 & 104FM, 882 / 657 Khz AM, Freeview channel 719, Sky digibox 0117, NTL cable 931

and via http://bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales
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