Leugh Mi/Book Show - Season 3

In the first show Màiri Sìne Campbell selects a crime thriller, blending fact and fiction and also a humorous read about a family from the Ukraine living in the UK. Carmine Colajezzi shares his passion for Gaelic literature and Italian folktales.

Anna MacLeod talks to guests Dolina MacLennan and Helen MacInnes about their favourite books. Dolina MacLennan's choices reflect Scottish heritage, with a novel based on the life of Sutherland-born poet Marion Angus and a collection of Gaelic proverbs. Helen MacInnes speaks about her love of travel and how this influences her reading choice.

Anna MacLeod talks to guests Rody Gorman and Ramsay MacMahon about their favourite books. Rody's choice is James Joyce's Ulysses, a book he started reading at 17 years of age and completed only two years ago. Meanwhile, Ramsay MacMahon discusses the works of other classic writers, such as Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde, and their treatment of the human condition.

Anna MacLeod talks to guests Carina MacLeod and Hannah McKirdy about their favourite books. Carina shares her passion for Faith Healer, an intriguing stage play written by Brian Friel. Meanwhile, the works of Iain Banks features as Hannah McKirdy talks about The Steep Approach to Garbadale, set in Scotland and abroad and based on a family facing difficult times.

Anna MacLeod talks to guests Maureen Hammond and Donald MacCormick about their favourite books. Artist and teacher Maureen discusses a pictorial account of Southern France, while antiquarian bookseller Donald recalls Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped. They also share their views on books about the Clearances and stories of the spirit world.

Amanda Millen discusses Alan Garner's fantasy fiction novel 'The Weirdstone of Brisingamen', which is based on English folklore, along with the diverse works of Iain M. Banks. Short story writer Seonaidh Charity looks at 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' and considers how Hemingway's own voice and personal experience are prevalent in his writing.

Roddy MacIver reads from Raymond Chandler's classic crime thriller The Long Goodbye, and in Roddy's opinion, the best opening of a book ever written. Roddy also selects Dìomhanas by Finlay MacLeod, as a collection of beautifully and keenly observed short stories. Mairi Bremner takes us on a Long Walk to Freedom with Nelson Mandela's compelling autobiography and reads from The Robe, a novel rich with adventure, faith and romance by Lloyd C Douglas.

Susanne Macdonald, now a teacher in Scotland, spent a great deal of time in Greece and a book that has stayed with her over the years is 'Never Cry Wolf' by Farley Mowat, an exploration of Arctic wolves in their natural habitat. Susanne has also chosen 'The Wherabouts of Eneas McNulty' by Sebastian Barry, a fictional novel capturing one young man's experience of Ireland in the early part of the 20th century. Rev Angus Smith was an army chaplain for many years and belief and war are subjects which feature in his selected books; 'The Tartan Pimpernel' by Donald Caskie and 'The Battle for the Falklands' by Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins. Rev Smith also reads 'In Flanders Field' by John McCrae from War Poems, an anthology edited by Vivian Head.