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To: Bob Shennan, Controller, Radio 2

Save the Radio 2 Book Club on Simon Mayo's Drivetime

Please reinstate the Radio 2 Book Club on Simon Mayo's Drivetime.
We cannot afford to lose any precious books coverage from national radio. And shows like the Radio 2 Book Club are, after all, what the BBC is for.

Why is this important?

Books help us understand the world. They help us empathise. They help create communities.

The Radio 2 Book Club on Simon Mayo's Drivetime was a unique offering: it created engagement with people who didn't necessarily think of themselves as avid readers. It gave listeners a voice - a chance to critique books on national radio. And it created national debate about books at a time when, arguably, we need it most.

The Radio 2 Book Club was a critical component of the BBC's cultural coverage. Take it away and you take away a conversation about books with millions of people who may not get it elsewhere.

Please: reinstate the R2 Book Club. For the good of literature. For the good of readers. And the good of society.

Updates

2018-04-11 11:29:07 +0100

1,000 signatures reached

2018-04-10 19:44:12 +0100

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2018-04-10 16:17:09 +0100

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2018-04-10 15:40:31 +0100

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2018-04-10 15:30:43 +0100

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2018-04-10 15:23:22 +0100

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