Welcome to The Power of a Book podcast. The only podcast with the power to eradicate book poverty in children. It's a podcast with purpose.

Join our host, BAFTA-nominated comedian and author Rachel Parris (The Late Night Mash), as she talks with some much-loved public figures about the children's books that have been powerful enough to shape their lives.

A kind of desert-island-children's-book show - so who better to kick us off than the lovely Lauren Laverne?

Over the series, Rachel Parris brings listeners into intimate conversations where guests explore their literary inheritance and celebrate the universal power of stories to connect and inspire us all.

Brought to you by The Children's Book Project - the national charity that takes your preloved, unwanted children’s books and gives them to families with few, if any, of their own.

Just by listening, you help us achieve our goal - to eliminate book poverty in children.

Three books, Three stories

Each guest selects three titles that uncover personal revelations:

Childhood favourite - the book that shaped who they are today, a little window into their childhood
Shared book - an important book, read with someone significant today
Gift to the future - a title to donate to The Children's Book Project, inspiring a future generation

Guests include: Lauren Laverne, siblings Anita and Stephen Mangan, Andi Oliver, Ivor and David Baddiel, Clare Balding and Suli Breaks.

Help us eliminate book poverty in children:

Find your local book donation site here - there are hundreds across the country

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Written, produced and edited by Rachel Shelley

In collaboration with The Children's Book Project charity.

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