Welcome to the episode five of The Queen's Reading Room podcast.  The Queen's Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories.  David Baddiel is a comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author who agreed to talk to The Queen’s Reading Room about his own thoughts on writing and literature. David reveals the books he loved as a child, the authors he admires today and why he feels that writing for children is so worthwhile. Discover the joy of reading with The Queens Reading Room podcast, available weekly on all podcast platforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.