Michel Faber

This month BBC Radio 4's Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, speaks to the writer Michel Faber about his debut novel, Under the Skin. Published in the year 2000 by Canongate it went on to be shortlisted for the Whitbread Award that same year. The book follows the female protagonist of Isserley who roves the A9 in the Scottish Highlands looking to pick up hitchhikers (preferably ones with big muscles). In 2013 the book was made into a film, shot in Glasgow, and directed by Jonathan Glazer. It starred Scarlett Johansson as Isserley. Producer: Dominic Howell Editor: Gillian Wheelan This was a BBC Audio Scotland production.

You can listen to Michel Faber online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Michel Faber is an episode from Bookclub by BBC.

This episode is 28:26 long.

This episode was published on Apr 6, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Bookclub when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.