BBC2 is set to launch a Friday afternoon book club show, called Between the Covers.
Starting Friday 9th October, Sara Cox will present the 30-minute TV programme that is expected to run for 7 episodes. I’m presuming that this will be on during dinnertime, based on the people involved and the description. According to a BBC press release,
When I first read this, my eyes rolled into the back of my head. I think my exact response in a now-deleted Tweet was simply ‘WTF’.Between The Covers ‘will feature some of our best known personalities chatting about their favourite books in a funny and warm-hearted half hour – a book club just for BBC Two.’
And whilst I am pretty disappointed by what I’ve heard so far, I’m not sure my initial response was entirely fair.
It was reductive at the very least.