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The Big Read

survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003
Intangible award Q775274

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
award, list of best books[2]
Inception
2006[4]
Official website
www.bbc.co.uk[5]
Website
www.bbc.co.uk
Country of origin
United Kingdom[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Big Read en Top 200 books by BBC ar القراءة الكبرى de BBC Big Read fa بیگ رد it Big Read ja ザ・ビッグ・リード ko 더 빅 리드 ru 200 лучших книг по версии BBC ru Большое чтение, 200 книг BBC uk 200 кращих книг за версією Бі-бі-сі uk Велике читання, Велике читання BBC zh 大閱讀
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🔗 Connections
Awarded to 8
The Colour of Magic, Mort, Guards! Guards!, Kane and Abel, Hogfather, The Fifth Elephant, Thief of Time, I Capture the Castle
Country of origin 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Instance of 1
award
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Summary

The Big Read is an award[1].

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