Richard and Judy, one of television’s most enduring partnerships, have called time on their chat show after 21 years.
The couple, who introduced viewers to a new style of cosy on-the-sofa interviewing, first appeared on screen together as the hosts of ITV’s This Morning in 1988.
At the height of their success, after moving to Channel 4 [...]

Ok so here are the books featured in the Richard and Judy Book Club 2009. Most of them are not available as yet in paperback, some are, and most are definitely available in hardcover, but basically they will all be available in paperback shortly since that’s what the book club features. Off the [...]

Richard and Judy have unveiled their Book Club reads of 2009, all but guaranteeing commercial success for 10 authors – including the wife of shadow chancellor George Osborne.  (hmmm more wives of famous people chosen again)
A list of the books follows as well as the announcement from The Telegraph [...]

I’m a little late with this and for that I apologise.  The usual Christmas mayhem is to blame plus some health issues and other stuff and as usual I am stretched way too thin.
This month we are reading the following books in the Book Group, complete with lovely and informative Hosts, so come along and [...]

Ok, this is not a site about TV shows, nor is it a site about Richard and Judy, but I do have an interest in the show where it concerns books and the book club, so I have been monitoring the ratings.
Here’s the latest:
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan’s new chatshow on digital channel Watch has [...]

Mudbound is about people, relationships, and racism set in a 1940s Mississippi backdrop. If you have read any American history or any fiction based in the South during this time period, then some of the issues in this book will be quite familiar to you. I appreciate that not everyone will be aware of [...]

So Richard and Judy’s New Position is now well and truly launched, with the first book being reviewed last night and no doubt 100s of enthusiastic book lovers rushing to their book club site to talk about it… but uh oh, now, yes right now is the time when they decide to do a little [...]

The latest newsletter is now available. Inside this month’s newsletter are the details of the three books we are discussing this month with the Paranormal Social Club:

Information about the November and December groups can be found in the newsletter and on the forum and we are also starting a new strand to the book [...]

Synopsis
Abandoning their families and reputations, the lovers fled to Europe and exile. Mamah’s actions branded her an unnatural mother and society relished her persecution. For the rest of her life Mamah paid an extraordinary price for moving outside society’s rules, in a time that was unforgiving of a woman’s quest for fulfilment and personal happiness. [...]

Synopsis
Mr Ali decides to open a marriage bureau that will cater for a wide range of Indian clients from all walks of life and, encouraged by the indomitable Mrs Ali, he has the good sense to appoint a local girl, Aruna, as his very able assistant.
Under Mr Ali’s and Aruna’s imaginative care the marriage bureau [...]